With last week's firings of Tom Telesco and Antonio Pierce, the Las Vegas Raiders have concurrent openings at general manager and head coach for the second time in as many years, the third time since 2022.

With Mike Vrabel going to the Patirots, there are now just five teams with head coach openings — Raiders, Jets, Bears, Jaguars, and Saints.

Two days after the 2024 NFL season came to a close, the Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce. Two days later, they fired GM Tom Telesco, opening up both positions and allowing for both to come as a pair. Here are a the head coach candidates who have been rumored or reported so far:

A new report has emerged, indicating that Deion Sanders has a "strong interest" in the open Raiders head coach position. Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Journal indicated that a person "close" to the situation believes that Sanders has a strong interest in landing the Raiders job.

Several candidates have reportedly been requested for interviews – a mixture of veteran coaches with prior head coaching experience and coordinators vying for their first opportunity leading an NFL franchise. Raiders.com takes a look at a few of the top candidates in this cycle, as identified by NFL Research.

Could Deion Sanders look to take over for the Las Vegas Raiders? If so, that has implications for the Cleveland Browns. Welcome to the NFL offseason. According to recent reports from the Las Vegas Review-Journal,

With his son Shedeur projected to be a top pick in the NFL Draft, Deion Sanders reportedly has "very strong interest" in the Raiders job. And the Raiders need a quarterback.