HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have scheduled interviews this week with three coordinators for their coaching position and have requested to speak with a position coach as they look to replace Pete Carroll.
Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Kansas City Chiefs OC Matt Nagy have scheduled interviews. The Raiders requested an interview with Broncos quarterbacks coach Davis Webb.
Joseph, Kubiak and Webb are able to interview this week because their teams received first-round byes for the opening of the NFL playoffs this weekend. Nagy is available because the Chiefs' season is over.
Joseph and Nagy have head coaching experience. Joseph went 11-21 in 2017-18 with the Broncos. Nagy was 34-31 in 2018-21 with Chicago, took the Bears to two playoff appearances and was the AP Coach of the Year in 2018 after going 12-4.
Under Joseph, the Broncos have allowed 278.2 yards per game, second only to Houston by a yard. Denver was third in scoring defense at 18.3 points per game. His defense also allowed 18.4 points 2024 for third best.
Kubiak's Seahawks offense led by quarterback Sam Darnold was third in points per game (28.4) and tied with San Francisco for seventh in average yardage (351.4).
The Chiefs under Nagy had underwhelming numbers — 320.6 yards per game and a 21.3-point average — but Kansas City dealt with a number of injuries. He has been on the staffs of three Chiefs teams that made the Super Bowl and two that won it.
Webb is just 30 but is considered a possible up-and-comer. His work with quarterback Bo Nix is a big reason the Broncos captured the top seed in the AFC, and the Raiders have the top pick in this year's draft and could select Heisman Trophy-winning QB Fernando Mendoza. Webb played the position for six NFL seasons.
The Raiders fired Carroll on Monday after he went 3-14 in his one season. This will be the third year in a row Las Vegas will enter a season with a different coach.
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Las Vegas Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson (8) is congratulated by teammates after making a 60-yard field goal during the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Two-time All-Pro cornerback and 2019 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore, who last played in 2024, has announced his retirement.
Gilmore issued an Instagram post Thursday that showed video highlights of his career and closed with the message, “The game ends here, but the journey continues.”
“To my first love, Football — As a young, scrappy kid from Rock Hill, South Carolina, with humble beginnings, the eldest of 6 — you gave me focus, opportunity, strength, and friends to last a lifetime,” Gilmore said in the post. “From my first game with Finley Road Falcons to two Super Bowls, multiple Pro Bowls, and a Defensive Player of the Year Award, you taught me the invaluable lesson of working hard and believing in myself.”
Gilmore also thanked his wife and kids “for making it possible for me to chase my dreams” and his parents “for raising me to be the man I am today.”
The 35-year-old Gilmore was the defensive player of the year and had a league-leading six interceptions in 2019 with the New England Patriots. He also earned All-Pro honors in 2018 during a Super Bowl championship season with the Patriots.
He had 32 interceptions and was selected to five Pro Bowls during a 13-year career that included stints with the Buffalo Bills (2012-16), Patriots (2017-20), Carolina Panthers (2021), Indianapolis Colts (2022), Dallas Cowboys (2023) and Minnesota Vikings (2024). The Bills selected Gilmore out of South Carolina with the 10th overall pick in the 2012 draft.
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FILE - Carolina Panthers' Stephon Gilmore runs after an interception against the New England Patriots during the first half of an NFL football game Nov. 7, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
FILE - Indianapolis Colts cornerback Stephon Gilmore (5) talks with cornerback Brandon Facyson (31) before an NFL football game, in Indianapolis, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
FILE - Indianapolis Colts cornerback Stephon Gilmore (5) breaks up a pass intended for Minnesota Vikings wide receiver K.J. Osborn (17) during the first half of an NFL football game, Dec. 17, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)
FILE - Dallas Cowboys cornerback Stephon Gilmore (21) celebrates with his teammates after intercepting a pass during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Oct. 16, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
FILE - Minnesota Vikings cornerback Stephon Gilmore warms up before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sept. 15, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)
