Raiders fire Antonio Pierce; Tom Telesco remains GM, per source - ESPN

HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders fired Antonio Pierce after his first full season as head coach, the team announced Tuesday.

The Raiders are retaining general manager Tom Telesco, who was hired for the role last season, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Raiders limited owner Tom Brady is expected to be part of a collaborative committee to interview head coaching candidates and support team owner Mark Davis, league sources told Schefter.

«We appreciate Antonio's leadership, first as an interim head coach and this past season as the head coach. Antonio grew up a Raiders fan and his Silver and Black roots run deep. We are grateful for his ability to reignite what it means to be a Raider throughout the entire organization. We wish nothing but the best for Antonio and his family in the future,» the team said in a statement.

Pierce, who was hired last season as the team's coach after serving as the interim coach in 2023, led the Raiders to a 4-13 record this season.

He said at his media availability Monday that he was operating as if he would remain as the team's coach but acknowledged he had not yet met with Davis.

The Raiders lost 34-20 to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday to finish a season that included a 10-game losing streak, the team's longest since 2014 when they opened 0-10. The Raiders will now look to hire their fifth head coach since relocating to Las Vegas from Oakland in 2020 and their ninth since Davis took over as owner upon the death of his father, Al Davis, in 2011.

Things went well for Antonio Pierce as the Raiders' interim coach in 2023, but as the permanent coach in 2024, it was a much different story. NFL ranks by season:

Las Vegas finished last in its division and clinched the No. 6 draft pick