The Las Vegas Raiders will hire Josh McDaniels as their new head coach. The Raiders also announced Dave Ziegler as general manager.

Both McDaniels and Ziegler join the Raiders from the New England Patriots.

The 44-year-old Ziegler, the New England Patriots' director of player personnel, replaces Mike Mayock, who was fired earlier this month.

McDaniels was previously head coach of the Denver Broncos for two seasons. McDaniels accepted the Indianapolis Colts' head-coaching job in 2018 but then decided not to take it. 

The Las Vegas Raiders have submitted a request to interview Josh McDaniels. McDaniels is considered a top candidate for the job.

McDaniels is the longtime offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots.

McDaniels was previously head coach of the Denver Broncos and briefly accepted the head coaching job of the Indianapolis Colts before backing out of the deal.

The Las Vegas Raiders have requested permission to interview Tampa Bay Buccaneers vice president of player personnel John Spytek for their general manager vacancy, according to a report.

Spytek has already spoken to the Minnesota Vikings about their GM job.

The Raiders are looking for a replacement for Mike Mayock, who was relived of his duties in the position earlier this month. 

According to a report, multiple sources within the Michigan football program believe that Jim Harbaugh would take the Las Vegas Raiders' job if offered it.

A separate report, also via The Athletic, says the Raiders aren't as interested in Harbaugh as he is in them.

Harbaugh wants to return to the NFL and this offseason will provide him with a number of opportunities. Nearly a quarter of the league is looking for a new head coach.

The NFL filed a motion asking a Nevada court to dismiss Jon Gruden's lawsuit against the league, saying accusations that the NFL leaked Gruden's emails are "baseless" and "should be dismissed for failure to state a single viable cause of action."

The league responded Wednesday to the suit that Gruden filed in district court in Nevada's Clark County in November. 

Gruden resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders in October with more than six seasons remaining on his 10-year, $100 million contract.

Rich Bisaccia endeared himself to the Las Vegas Raiders over the team's last 13 games and is drawing support from players to become the team's full-time head coach.

"Rich is one of a kind," Maxx Crosby said on The Rich Eisen Show. "Everybody's been asking, what's going to happen? Everybody knows my vote. I made that very clear. I love Rich. I think he's the best man for the job. He's come in and done such an amazing job. We won 10 games with a team that's had tragedy, loss, everything you could imagine. And he's found a way to get a group of guys to come together and win football games in January and December, which is rare. Rich is the real deal, he's a leader of men."

Bisaccia, an NFL special teams coach for 20 seasons, took over the Raiders' reins after the resignation of Jon Gruden.

The NFL is due to file a response to Jon Gruden's lawsuit on Wednesday.

Gruden is accusing the NFL and Roger Goodell of leaking his emails to former Washington executive Bruce Allen in an effort to force Gruden's ouster from the Las Vegas Raiders.

The NFL will likely file a motion to dismiss the case.

The Las Vegas Raiders have fired Mike Mayock as general manager after three seasons.

"We have relieved Mike Mayock of his duties as General Manager of the Las Vegas Raiders," the team said in a statement Monday. "We thank Mike for his contributions over the last three years in helping to form the foundation for the franchise to build upon in its future."

The Raiders have already begun the process of finding his replacement, requesting an interview with New England Patriots director of player personnel Dave Ziegler.

The Las Vegas Raiders have a general manager and an interim head coach in place, but they have also requested permission to interview candidates for both jobs.

The Raiders requested permission to interview Jerod Mayo for the head coaching position. Mayo is currently inside linebackers coach for the New England Patriots.

Las Vegas has also requested permission to interview Patriots director of player personnel Dave Ziegler for their general manager job.

Mike Mayock is currently general manager of the Raiders.

Derek Carr said he would stay out of direct conversations when it came to his future with the Las Vegas Raiders. He has one year remaining on the five-year, $125 million extension he signed in 2017.

He said his agent and the Raiders have a good relationship.

"Lord knows there's been a lot of things to communicate about, right?" Carr said. "When the time comes, I never want a face-to-face. I'm going to play quarterback, but my message will be talked about.

"I'm not going to go to dinner and say, 'We have to do something.' I'm not that guy. I'll let my voice be heard, but in a different way."