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Former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel doesn't figure to be out of a job for long.
After being fired by the Dolphins following the 2025 season, McDaniel is garnering plenty of interest around the NFL for head coach and offensive coordinator jobs.
Three teams interested in McDaniel for offensive coordinator jobs are, according to reports, the Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions.
The Lions and Bucs have already interviewed McDaniel, and the Eagles are rumored to have McDaniel at the top of their list of potential candidates.
The three teams have more than just competition from each other, though, as McDaniel has interviewed for the head-coach vacancy of four teams.
And we can now add a fifth to that list, as the Las Vegas Raiders are scheduled to interview McDaniel for their head-coach opening on Monday, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
"Former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel is scheduled to interview with the Raiders on Monday in Miami for their head coaching job, per sources," Pelissero wrote. "A fascinating candidate for Las Vegas, which owns the No. 1 pick — and, potentially, the right to draft Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza."
The other four head-coach vacancies that McDaniel is being considered for are the Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns.
The Raiders interview is obviously more bad news for the Lions, Bucs and Eagles, as having another team interested in McDaniel as a head coach hurts their chances of landing the respected offensive mind as their play-caller.
That's because the expectation is McDaniel would prefer a head-coaching gig over an offensive coordinator job.
However, according to FOX Sports' Greg Auman, McDaniel is not going to just take any head-coach job offered and would instead "consider a great (offensive coordinator) opportunity better than a not-great head coaching vacancy,"
Despite the instability with their head coaches in recent years, the Raiders are still an attractive destination, as the team is loaded with cap space and the No. 1 pick that could be quarterback Fernando Mendoza if he declares for the draft.
The Falcons, Ravens and Titans also have attractive situations, as the Ravens and Falcons are ready to compete right away and the Titans have a boatload of cap space and a potential franchise quarterback in Cam Ward.
But the Bucs, Lions and Eagles jobs aren't too shabby themselves, as all three teams sport offenses that can be elite when at the top of their game. It would be fascinating to see McDaniel run any of the three units.
With McDaniel slated to interview with the Raiders on Monday, we would not expect a resolution for his situation until some point next week, at the earliest.
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