Raiders Rumors: Josh McDaniels Eyes Browns' Drew Petzing for OC Role

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels is ready to add to his staff, and he's reportedly interested in hiring Cleveland Browns tight ends coach Drew Petzing as the team's offensive coordinator.

The Raiders have requested an interview with Petzing, per The Athletic's Zac Jackson. 

Petzing has served as the Browns' tight ends coach for the last two seasons. He started his career in the NFL as a football operations intern for Cleveland in 2013 before joining the Minnesota Vikings. 

From 2014 to '18, Petzing held several roles for the Vikings, including as the assistant wide receivers and quarterbacks coach. He took over as the team's wide receivers coach in 2019. 

The 34-year-old has no connection to McDaniels, who was announced as the Raiders' head coach Monday after spending the last 10 seasons as the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots. 

Petzing is the first known candidate for the Raiders' vacant OC job. If hired, he would replace Greg Olson, who served as the offensive coordinator from 2018 to '21. 

On the other side of the ball, McDaniels has shown interest in New York Giants defensive coordinator Patrick Graham and former Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Sean Desai for the DC role, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport. 

The Raiders finished the 2021 season with a 10-7 record, their best since the 2016 campaign when they went 12-4 under Jack Del Rio. The franchise hasn't made it past the Wild Card Round since the 2002 season, and team owner Mark Davis is hoping McDaniels will be the guy to bring them back to the promised land.