By JACK BEZANTS

Tom Brady wants Ben Johnson to take over as the new Las Vegas Raiders head coach, it has emerged.

Brady is personally involved in recruiting the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator with the seven-time Super Bowl winner ‘enamored’ by him, according to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport.

Brady, a minority owner for the Raiders, has also spent time with Johnson’s agent, Rapoport said. 

The Raiders fired Antonio Pierce earlier this week and it was claimed that Brady had reached out to gauge Bill Belichick’s interest in the position.

But Brady’s old New England Patriots head coach has just joined the college game with North Carolina and is believed to be happy to stay put for now. 

Johnson has interest from multiple teams across the NFL – earlier on Saturday, he interviewed with the Chicago Bears for their vacant head coach position. 

Tom Brady, pictured with Raiders owner Mark Davis, reportedly wants Ben Johnson as coach

His Lions team are currently on a bye week after securing the NFC’s top seed for the playoffs, which start on Saturday when the Houston Texans host Los Angeles Chargers.

Whoever it is that takes over in Vegas will have an opportunity to build the franchise from the bottom up after a dreadful 2024 campaign.

The Raiders have the sixth pick in the 2025 Draft after ending the current season with a miserable 4-13 record.

They also need to hire a new General Manager, with Tom Telesco following Pierce out through the exit door earlier this week. 

Brady’s role in rebuilding the Raiders has been viewed with controversy in some quarters, given he also holds a lucrative $375million deal to work for Fox Sports as an analyst. 

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