Overview
- ESPN, NFL Network and the AP report Las Vegas has zeroed in on Kubiak, who intends to work out a deal after second interviews with the Raiders and Cardinals.
- Kubiak cannot sign or be announced until after Feb. 8 because he is calling plays for Seattle in Super Bowl LX against New England.
- Las Vegas holds the No. 1 pick and is widely projected to select Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, positioning Kubiak to develop a rookie passer.
- Kubiak, 38, led a Seahawks offense that ranked third in scoring and eighth in yards, elevating Sam Darnold and Jaxon Smith-Njigba during a Super Bowl run.
- The search was led by GM John Spytek and minority owner Tom Brady, and Kubiak’s expected hire would leave Arizona as the league’s lone head-coach vacancy.