The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to heavily pursue Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to fill the team's head coaching vacancy, according

The Las Vegas Raiders are among three teams to have interviewed Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson for their head-coaching vacancy, along with the Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Lions OC Ben Johnson is said to be the Raiders top choice and with his playoff run over, he is now free to fly out to Las Vegas.

Ben Johnson is among the candidates that are "very high up" for the Jacksonville Jaguars in their head coaching search. However, the Las Vegas Raiders are also in the mix, and they will be bringing in

Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports that the Raiders are planning to make a “big push” to hire Lions OC Ben Johnson as the team’s next head coach. Jones explains that Raiders owner Mark Davis is ceding a lot of control over the hiring process to minority owner Tom Brady.

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