On Thursday, reports were that former Arizona Cardinals head coach and USC offensive analyst Kliff Kingsbury would become the Las Vegas Raiders' next offensive coordinator. However, two days later, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Kingsbury has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Raiders’ OC opening.
A twist in Las Vegas: Kliff Kingsbury has withdrawn himself from consideration for the offensive coordinator job of the Raiders, per his agent @ErikBurkhardt. pic.twitter.com/IKmSPT7PaM
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 3, 2024
Obviously, this is a surprising twist as The Athletic’s Vic Tafur tweeted/posted on X that Kingsbury was hired based on the conversations that he and new head coach Antonio Pierce discussed about the direction of Las Vegas’ offense.