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Klint Kubiak Confirms He’s Taking Raiders Head Coach Job After Seahawks Super Bowl Win

The 38-year-old is headed to Las Vegas.
Klint Kubiak is headed to Las Vegas.
Klint Kubiak is headed to Las Vegas. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

SANTA CLARA — Klint Kubiak is (almost) officially an NFL head coach.

Following the Seahawks’ 29–13 throttling of the Patriots in Super Bowl LX, the Seattle offensive coordinator confirmed that he’ll be taking the Raiders job next season.

“You guys know that I’m going to Las Vegas,” Kubiak told NFL Network’s Stacey Dales when pressed about it after the game. “I’m fired up about it ... Hell yeah, I'm going. Of course I'm going."

Kubiak also made it clear that he's still a Seahawk for one more night, and is excited to celebrate the team's big game victory.

The son of former Broncos Super Bowl-winning head coach Gary Kubiak, Klint has served as offensive coordinator for the Vikings, Saints, and—of course—the Seahawks. In 2025, he helped Seattle’s offense rank third in points per game (28.4) while calling a system that turned wide receiver Jaxson Smith-Njigba into the Offensive Player of the Year and former NFL draft bust Sam Darnold into a Super Bowl champion.

Kubiak will now lead the Raiders, who finished 2025 with just a 3–14 record and hold the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL draft.


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Mike Kadlick is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the New England Patriots for WEEI sports radio in Boston and continues to do so for CLNS Media. He has a master's in public relations from Boston University. Kadlick is also an avid runner and a proud lover of all things pizza.

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