The Las Vegas RaidersAccording to sources, they will hire Josh McDaniels as their head coach and Dave Ziegler their general manager.
Sources said that McDaniels and the Raiders are still working out a contract.
Ziegler New England PatriotsMike Mayock, who was fired earlier in this month, will be replaced by the ‘director of player personnel. He was interviewed by the Raiders earlier in the month.
McDaniels interviewed Saturday for the Raiders head coaching position.
ESPN has been told by sources that McDaniels relayed to interested parties that he believes that aligning with someone who is familiar with personnel matters is a priority. He brought Ziegler, a John Carroll University alumnus, into the NFL in 2010. Denver BroncosMcDaniels was then the team’s head coach.
Jon Gruden was fired as Raiders head coach after it emerged that he used racist, misogynistic or anti-gay language in emails over a decade. Rich Bisacci was promoted as interim coach and led Raiders to a wild card berth.