The Las Vegas Raiders struggled at 3-5 after an embarrassing loss to the Detroit Lions. Mark Davis moved on from Josh McDaniels and made Antonio Pierce the interim head coach for the rest of the season.
Pierce finished the season 5-4 with the last defeat of the Kansas City Chiefs as part of his resume. It helped propel Pierce to receiving the head coaching job full-time and leading the Raiders into the future.
The former New York Giants linebackers wasn’t the only coaching hire this offseason. Seven other coaches were hired along with Pierce to add fresh blood to franchises.