LAS VEGAS — The reeling Las Vegas Raiders fired offensive coordinator Chip Kelly on Sunday, sources advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter, making the transfer simply 10 video games into his first season with the group.
Kelly’s firing got here on the heels of a 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, which dropped the Raiders to 2-9 on the season.
It is the second shakeup to the workers of first-year Raiders coach Pete Carroll this season. The Raiders fired particular groups coordinator Tom McMahon on Nov. 7.
Las Vegas now has fired an offensive coordinator midseason for the second straight yr. Luke Getsy was let go after 9 video games in 2024, with Scott Turner taking up in an interim function below then-coach Antonio Pierce.
When Carroll was requested about his relationship with Kelly, he stated, “Chip has a world of expertise that I’ve counted on all through.
“We’re all the time working to proceed to develop collectively as a lot as we are able to and be consultant. We have been dissatisfied two of the final three weeks with what we have performed. We had a incredible week in between that. So, we’re attempting to get it proper.”
Kelly joined the Raiders’ teaching workers after serving to Ohio State win a nationwide title as its offensive coordinator final season. The 61-year-old coach, who reportedly has a mean annual wage of $6 million, was meant to repair the Raiders’ offense, which was one of many worst within the league final season.
That plan failed to return to fruition.
Coming into Week 12, Las Vegas was thirtieth in factors (15.5), whole yards (269), dashing yards (81.4), EPA (minus-61.40) and purple zone effectivity (46.2%), respectively.
The Raiders have scored fewer than 10 factors in 4 video games — probably the most within the NFL and tied for his or her most by 9 video games in franchise historical past (1981, 2006 and 2009), per ESPN Analysis.