Mike Vrabel was believed to be a candidate for the Las Vegas Raiders’ vacant head coaching job. However, he was never interviewed by the organization because he reportedly told his former teammate—and Raiders minority owner—Tom Brady that he was going to New England, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Minority owner Tom Brady seems to be throwing his weight around in the Las Vegas Raiders' coaching search after the team missed out on Mike Vrabel, and Detroit Lions OC Ben Johnson is his top choice.

Brady is supposedly only in an advisory role for the Raiders, though several league sources are convinced his influence is much greater.

Antonio Pierce and Tom Telesco were relieved from their duties with the Raiders following a disastrous 4-13 campaign.

The Las Vegas Raiders minority owner may be giving the team a unique advantage due to his job with Fox Sports.

And yet, a new coach is probably looking at a total rebuild in an AFC West division boasting coach-quarterback combos such as Andy Reid- Patrick Mahomes with the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs, Jim Harbaugh- Justin Herbert with the Los Angeles Chargers and Sean Payton- Bo Nix with the Denver Broncos.

Tom Brady joining the Las Vegas Raiders as the minority owner could be the best thing that happened to the franchise in a long time.

Telesco, who was hired in January 2024, appeared to be safe after the Raiders announced they were firing Antonio Pierce on Tuesday. However, Telesco would join Pierce two days later as the Raiders—under some influence of minority owner Tom Brady—decided to do a drastic overhaul at the top.