Given how bad the Las Vegas Raiders have been during the 2025 NFL season, something had to change. The big fish like Pete Carroll, Geno Smith and Chip Kelly, even though they have been largely responsible for the team's struggles, were likely to be safe from firing due to their price tag alone.
But other coaches leading struggling units had to feel like the pressure was mounting. After all, the team is 2-7, and no facet of the game has been strong or consistent enough this year so as to be absolved of blame or above consequence.
The first domino finally fell in Las Vegas on Friday afternoon, less than a day after the Raiders' brutal 10-7 loss against the Denver Broncos in Week 10.