Raiders make it official, name Klint Kubiak head coach

Callie Fin, Las Vegas Review-Journal on Feb 9, 2026

Published in Football

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LAS VEGAS — Klint Kubiak is the new coach of the Las Vegas Raiders — and now it’s official.

The Raiders announced the hiring of the former Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Monday, following the Seahawks’ 29-13 Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots on Sunday. A news conference has been scheduled for Tuesday morning to introduce Kubiak.

ESPN reported that the deal is for five years.

Kubiak, 38, comes to Las Vegas as a first-time head coach with 12 years of NFL experience.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal confirmed Feb. 1 that the Raiders planned to hire Kubiak, news that came a day after they held their second meeting with him in Seattle.

The deal couldn’t be made official until now because of NFL rules, which prohibit coaches from signing contracts until their seasons are over.

Kubiak jumped the gun Sunday by confirming his next steps and saying he was “fired up,” to join the Raiders during a live interview at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

Feb. 1 marked the last date that coaches staffed on Super Bowl teams were allowed to be interviewed. From that point, they were prohibited from engaging with other teams until the day after the Super Bowl.

The Raiders’ first interview with Kubiak was conducted virtually Jan. 9, ahead of the Seahawks’ first playoff game.

He also participated in two interviews with the Arizona Cardinals, which hired former Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur in the wake of Kubiak’s preference for Las Vegas.

Kubiak replaces Pete Carroll, who was fired after going 3-14 in one season with Raiders.

The Raiders are now on their fifth coach in the past five years, with the organization’s last playoff appearance in 2021. The team hasn’t been to a Super Bowl since 2003 and without a win since 1984.

Now that general manager John Spytek and minority owner Tom Brady have concluded spearheading the latest coaching search, the front office is faced with the Raiders still being on the hook to pay some of their former coaches — including more than $30 million of Carroll’s reported three-year, $45 million deal.

Meanwhile, Kubiak is on his sixth different job in six years, but he has seen mostly success.

Sunday was his third time coaching in the Super Bowl and his first calling plays. Kubiak has football family ties as the eldest son of former Houston Texans and Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak, whose three sons all work in the NFL.

The Raiders’ young offensive talent, the No. 1 pick in the draft and around $90 million in cap space gives Kubiak foundational pieces.

Running back Ashton Jeanty, part of two young offensive stars along with tight end Brock Bowers, has expressed excitement about the new coach. Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza — the likely top pick — has done the same, praising Kubiak’s development of Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold this season.

Next, attention will turn to the building of Kubiak’s staff. His options at offensive coordinator seem obvious given his experience on that side of the ball, while his defensive coordinator hire might be a more unexpected name.

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