Tom Brady makes final decision over new Las Vegas Raiders OC after stealing top college head coach

TOM Brady is continuing to build out his coaching staff at the Las Vegas Raiders.

After hiring Pete Carroll as the team's head coach , Brady has poached a top offensive coordinator from college football .

Ohio State offensive coordinator Chip Kelly is leaving the national champion Buckeyes in favor of a return to the NFL .

Kelly spent the last seven years in college football, spending 2024 as the offensive coordinator at Ohio State.

The national champions averaged 35.7 points per game and finished with a 14-2 record.

Kelly was well respected within the team, and his top wide receiver Jeremiah Smith shared his disappointment with his departure.

Read more on the NFL "Nooooo," he tweeted with a broken heart emoji.

Kelly previously served as the head coach at UCLA for six seasons, going 35-34 with the Bruins.

The new Raiders offensive coordinator last coached in the NFL in 2016 as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.

The team went 2-14 that season.

He was also the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 2013 to 2015, going 26-21 with one playoff appearance.

Most read in American Football Kelly signing on as the Raiders offensive coordinator completes the Raiders' coaching staff.

The team retained defensive coordinator Patrick Graham and special teams coordinator Tom McMahon.

Carroll said he was looking for a "combination" of coaches to complete his staff during his introductory press conference.

"I'm really looking for people that have been with me, that understand the philosophy to some extent," Carroll said.

"I [also] want guys that have never been around me before so they have to learn what we're all about and we can watch the process of them learning what we're all about and what we expect.

"And then I'm hoping that we can maintain some of the terrific coaches that are on the staff, too, so we can have the benefit of the insights that they bring and the continuity that they can generate for us.

"We want ball people.

We want guys that love the game...

also, it's important to find people that can help us grow and challenge us and, I know in my history, I need people to keep me on track.

"As you can tell, I get pretty juiced up and I'm going to get going.

I need people to keep me balanced." NFL fans are intrigued by the Raiders hiring Kelly and shared their thoughts on social media.

"This was a good hire, that coaching staff is full of elite position coaches and coordinators," one fan said.

Read More on The US Sun "Shocked he came back to the NFL as an OC.

Clearly he wants another shot at being an NFL head coach," another fan said.

"I didnt see this coming but I think its a good idea," a third fan said..

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