Raiders Rumored to Have Already Made ‘Massive’ Offer to Coaching Candidate

There’s a lot of smoke surrounding the Las Vegas Raiders and Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. The team has already conducted a virtual interview with the coach and according to a Wednesday X post from the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Vincent Bonsignore,

there’s “momentum building” that the two sides will come to a deal. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk took it even further. He revealed that he’s heard a rumor circulating that the Raiders have already made Johnson an unofficial contract offer. “Most recently, we’ve caught wind of a rumor that the Raiders have made a ‘massive’ contract offer to Johnson,” Florio wrote. “While it’s premature for offers to officially be made, given that they’ve yet to conduct a face-to-face interview with Johnson, the talk is out there that a big number is unofficially out there.” Florio went so far as to say that it could be down to the Raiders or returning to the Lions for Johnson.

That said, the insider did note that there’s a chance that the contract offer rumor might not be 100% credible. Regardless, there are many rumors that are linking Johnson to the Raiders and this could be thanks to minority owner Tom Brady.

Florio mentioned that there are also rumblings that Brady and Johnson have been speaking on the phone quite a bit. Nothing is official until ink is dry on a contract but it’s looking like there’s a real shot that Johnson will be the man in Las Vegas going forward.

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Despite his best efforts, all the good vibes Antonio Pierce developed as an interim head coach last season quickly faded away when he was given the full-time job in 2024. Instead of being a playoff contender this season, the Raiders ended the year with a 4-13 record. And it is why the organization added Pierce to the sad fraternity of one-and-done NFL coaches last week.

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Since then, Las Vegas has conducted interviews with several candidates for the new opening. One of the most prominent is Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. However, Johnson has turned down head coach opportunities in the last two years. Yet, it seems like the Raiders might be different.