Feb 09, 2026
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Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak confirmed to NFL Network after the team's Super Bowl victory over the Patriots on Sunday night that he will be leaving Seattle to take over as the Raiders coach.
Klint Kubiak's last game with the Seattle Seahawks was a Super Bowl victory.
After Sunday night's 29-13 win over the New England Patriots, the Seahawks offensive coordinator confirmed to NFL Network that he is indeed leaving Seattle to coach the Las Vegas Raiders.
"You know I'm going to Las Vegas," Kubiak said from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Asked again if he was going, Kubiak added, "Yeah, yeah, I'm going."
Although the Raiders have yet to confirm the hire, the news was highly anticipated.Last week, Adam Schefter reported that Kubiak was expected to become their head coach, but the deal wasn't finalized until after the Super Bowl because the Seahawks were still playing.
Kubiak -- the son of former Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak -- will be the Raiders' fifth full-time coach starting in 2021.
During his one season in Seattle, he helped the Seahawks offense behind quarterback Sam Darnold to third in scoring (28.4 per game), eighth in total yards (351.4), tied for 10th in rushing yards (123.3), eighth in passing yards (228.1), 13th in runs (228.1) and ERA (30.86) in the regular season.
"Man, they're getting somebody special, somebody who knows the game, somebody who's going to do whatever it takes to win," Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba said after Sunday's win."He is an amazing coach, I had the honor of playing with him this year.
Darnold added: "That's the kind of guy Clint is. He's a great guy and a very smart guy... I think he's going to do great things in Vegas."
Kubiak will coach a team in Las Vegas that went 3-14 this season, then fired first-year coach Pete Carroll.Las Vegas has the building blocks of the offense in tight end Brock Powers and running back Ashton Genty.It also has the top pick in the 2026 NFL Draft and is expected to select Indiana quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza.
This report uses information from Ryan McFadden and Brady Henderson.
