While you were sleeping, the Raiders made the shocking decision to fire both GM Dave Ziegler and HC Josh McDaniels. Following an embarrassing performance on Monday Night Football, owner Mark Davis decided to clean house after a 3-5 start to the season.
The Raiders will now get a head start on their coaching search, but in the meantime, they have named linebacker coach Antonio Pierce their interim head coach for the remainder of the year.
Sources; Raiders are planning to name LB coach Antonio Pierce as their interim head coach. pic.twitter.com/ABVVZSCsV8
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 1, 2023
Pierce was hired by McDaniels last season to coach the linebackers. Before that, he was at Arizona State for five years in the same role.
Pierce was the starting middle linebacker for the New York Giants during their 2007 Super Bowl season and has nine years of NFL experience. With Pierce now being the head coach, look for Patrick Graham to continue calling plays on defense and for Mick Lombardi to run the offense with McDaniels gone.
