According to insider Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Raiders are reportedly “enamored” with the Lions’ Ben Johnson. Rapoport reports that Johnson has quickly emerged as the candidate to watch in the Raiders’ head coaching hunt.

The Las Vegas Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce on Tuesday, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported

Several candidates have reportedly been requested for interviews – a mixture of veteran coaches with prior head coaching experience and coordinators vying for their first opportunity leading an NFL franchise. Raiders.com takes a look at a few of the top candidates in this cycle, as identified by NFL Research.

It's been a few years in the making for Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to become a head coach for an NFL team. The only hold up has been about Johnson finding the right fit or not. However,

Johnson has a local tie and a link with the team's most important player. The post 5 things to know about Patriots head coach candidate Ben Johnson appeared first on Boston.com.