Hughes’ NFL experience includes a two-year stint as the Vikings’ defensive backs coach under Bud Grant in 1982 and 1983, giving him a connection with one of the Raiders’ head coach candidates. Grant retired after the 1983 season, but returned to Minnesota in 1985 and hired Pete Carroll in Hughes’ former position.

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.

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:

After a year away from the game, formers Seahawks HC Pete Carroll is set to interview with the Raiders next week for the head coach opening.

The Las Vegas Raiders are making waves in their search for a new head coach after parting ways with Antonio Pierce. Now, they’ve set their sights on one of the NFL’s most legendary figures: Pete Carroll.

The Chicago Bears interviewed former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll on Thursday as part of the team's ongoing head coaching search. Up next on

Pete Carroll is serious about returning to coaching. The great former Seattle Seahawks head coach is set to interview for the Las Vegas Raiders’ vacancy, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. News of Carroll’s interest in the Chicago Bears job was reported on Christmas,