The Las Vegas Raiders are on the hunt for a new head coach, and they apparently scratched one very notable name off their list right from the get go. Mike Vrabe

Mike Vrabel will not be the next head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, according to a team insider. The parties do not have an interview set.

The New England Patriots officially have their new head coach, as they hired Mike Vrabel to come in and take things over on Sunday morning. But before he accepted his new job, the former star linebacker shared a message with his old teammate, Tom Brady, about the Las Vegas Raiders head coach opening.

Las Vegas has quickly been linked to one of the top head coaching candidates in the wake of moving on from Pierce

Mike Vrabel may be former New England Patriots teammates with Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady, but that doesn't mean the AFC West team

Will the pre-existing relationship between Tom Brady and Mike Vrabel be enough to bring the former Titans head coach to the Las Vegas Raiders?

The Las Vegas Raiders have moved on from head coach Antonio Pierce and are already getting linked to some big names.

Before taking the head coach position with the New England Patriots, Mike Vrabel was heavily linked with the Las Vegas Raiders vacancy, not least due to his friendship with co-owner Tom Brady

The Raiders gave Antonio Pierce only one full season as their head coach. Here's looking at who they should target most to replace him.