Story byLevi Damien, Raiders WireWed, January 21, 2026 at 5:29 AM UTC·1 min readFrom the start when Mike McDaniel was fired by the Miami Dolphins last week, he said he would rather take a good offensive coordinator job than a bad head coach position. And the two bits of news on him Tuesday show both were true. Shortly after it was reported McDaniel cancelled a scheduled visit with the Cleveland Browns to interview for their head coaching position, the news came down that he is expected to take the offensive coordinator job with the Los Angeles Chargers. McDaniel had held a head coaching interview with the Raiders on Monday when the Raiders were in South Florida to attend the College Football National Championship game. But just as many teams were interested in hiring McDaniel as their new OC as head coach.
