Josh McDaniels will take the opposite sideline of Bill Belichick for a third official time as head coach when the New England Patriots visit the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.
McDaniels, who served a combined 18 seasons on Belichick’s coaching staff, faced his former mentor during the 2022 campaign and in 2009 when he was with the Denver Broncos. Add in the joint practices and preseason games and McDaniels has plenty of experience in the spot.
And that’s exactly why the second-year Raiders head coach is over the reunion narrative.
“Yeah, I mean, we’ve kind of — the horse is dead.