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Josh McDaniels is headed to Sin City.

The longtime Patriots offensive coordinator, 45, has a deal in place to become the new head coach of the Raiders, according to multiple reports.

And McDaniels, who served as the Broncos’ head coach from 2009-10, won’t be the only Patriot heading west. Dave Ziegler, New England’s director of player personnel, has been hired as Las Vegas’ new general manager, the team announced.

Raiders owner Mark Davis interviewed several candidates for both positions before picking a pair with a long history of working together. The two were college teammates at John Carroll and McDaniels brought Ziegler — who now replaces the fired Mike Mayock — with him to Denver in his first head-coaching stint.

The two have worked together in New England the past nine seasons, McDaniels as offensive coordinator and Ziegler working his way up through the scouting department before being promoted to director of player personnel in 2021.


  Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is expected to be named the Raiders’ head coach Getty Images Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is expected to be named the Raiders’ head coach Getty Images

McDaniels originally joined the Patriots in 2001 as a personnel assistant. He continued to rise through the ranks and was named the quarterbacks coach in 2004, working side-by-side with Tom Brady. A year later, he was promoted to offensive coordinator and held the post until 2008.

In 2009, the Broncos hired McDaniels to replace Mike Shanahan as their head coach. After going 8-8 in his first year in Denver, McDaniels’ sophomore season quickly went from bad to worse. Not only was the team embroiled in a videotaping scandal in 2010, in which it was reportedly investigated by the league, but McDaniels went 3-9 and was fired midway through the season.

Following his ouster by the Broncos, McDaniels spent 2011 as the Rams’ defensive coordinator. He then rejoined Bill Belichick and the Patriots in 2012, returning to his dual roles as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.


  Dave Ziegler who worked with Josh McDaniels on both the Broncos and Patriots, is the Raiders’ new general manager. AP Dave Ziegler who worked with Josh McDaniels on both the Broncos and Patriots, is the Raiders’ new general manager. AP

In January 2018, however, McDaniels looked poised to move on from New England when he was announced the Colts’ new head coach. He then stunned the organization — and the entire NFL — by backing out of the job, making way for the Colts to hire then-Eagles offensive coordinator, Frank Reich, who remains at the helm.

The Raiders have a chaotic few months, beginning in October with the departure of head coach Jon Gruden. Gruden resigned after it was revealed he had used homophobic, racist, and misogynistic language in emails when he was a “Monday Night Football” analyst. Star receiver Henry Ruggs III was released in November after being charged with DUI felonies following a fatal crash that killed a 23-year-old woman.


  McDaniels and the Patriots made it to the playoffs this year with first-year quarterback Mac Jones Boston Globe via Getty Images McDaniels and the Patriots made it to the playoffs this year with first-year quarterback Mac Jones Boston Globe via Getty Images

Rich Bisaccia was named the interim head coach in the wake of Gruden’s exit and led the team to a playoff berth. Bisaccia earned the respect of much of the roster, including quarterback Derek Carr, who is entering the final year of a fifth-year contract.

While several former assistants to Bill Belichick in New England have gotten head coaching jobs, the success rate of those coaches isn’t high. The seven coaches — McDaniels, Romeo Crennel, Eric Mangini, Bill O’Brien, Matt Patricia, Brian Flores and Joe Judge — have combined for a .410 winning percentage and five playoff berths in 27 seasons they began as head coach. O’Brien had four of those playoff seasons in Houston, Mangini having the other with the Jets.

— With AP

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