Antonio Pierce to interview for another head coaching job

Amid the groundswell of support for him to be the Raiders’ full-time head coach, Antonio Pierce’s job options around the NFL are growing.

Pierce has conducted a virtual interview with the Tennessee Titans for their coaching job and will soon interview for the Atlanta Falcons’ opening.

Pierce was elevated from linebackers coach to interim head coach Oct. 31 after the Raiders fired Josh McDaniels and led them to a 5-4 finish. His work as a locker-room leader won him the respect of his players, many of whom have come out to support him getting the full-time job.

While that eventually might be the case, the Raiders must follow the NFL’s guidelines on hiring a coach, which includes interviewing at least two external minority candidates. Those interviews must be done in person, and presuming the Raiders want to interview minority candidates who currently work with NFL teams, those interviews can not happen until the end of the divisional round playoffs beginning the week of Jan. 22.

The Raiders will interview former Vikings head coach and Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, who is Black, on Tuesday. He did not coach this season.

Contact Vincent Bonsignore at vbonsignore@reviewjournal.com. Follow @VinnyBonsignore on X.