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The Las Vegas Raiders have been linked to numerous head coaching and general manager prospects this offseason, but it appears that the franchise was never particularly interested in looking outside the building. Antonio Pierce is the favorite to be the full-time head coach, and the team may soon make a general manager selection.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler’s January 17 X post, interim general manager Champ Kelly “has been present” in the Raiders’ head coach interviews, indicating that he is the front-runner for the full-time head coach position.
Kelly has been the leader in the clubhouse since he took over for Dave Ziegler after he was fired. It’s difficult to know how much involvement Kelly had in building the current Raiders’ roster but he’s been able to differentiate from Ziegler enough for owner Mark Davis to be comfortable promoting him.