Who is Antonio Pierce Raiders tab former NFL linebacker as Josh McDaniels replacement following firing

The Las Vegas Raiders stole the show not long after the NFL trade deadline had passed, as late in the night on Oct. 31, Raiders owner Mark Davisfiredboth head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler.

It's interesting that this move came at the NFL trade deadline. "Explains why they ghosted us," one team told CBS Sports HQ Senior NFL Insider Josina Anderson. "Nobody responded yesterday."

The longtime New England Patriots offensive coordinator went 9-16 during his time with Vegas, and was fired before the end of his second season for the second time in his NFL career. McDaniels was fired by the Denver Broncos in 2010 after an 11-17 start.

With McDaniels out, the Raiders have named former linebackers coach Antonio Pierce as their interim head coach. Who is Pierce? Let's take a look.

The Long Beach native just turned 45 years old last Thursday, and has served as the Raiders linebackers coach for one and a half seasons. Pierce actually had a successful NFL playing career of his own, despite going undrafted in 2001 out of the University of Arizona.

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