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The Las Vegas Raiders are making changes to their coaching staff after a deflating 10-7 loss to the Denver Broncos on Thursday.
The team announced Friday that they had fired special teams coordinator Tom McMahon.
“Today we made the difficult decision to relieve Tom McMahon of his duties as special teams coordinator. I have great respect for Tom and the work he has done in this league, but we have decided to move in a different direction,” Raiders head coach Pete Carroll said in the statement.
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Las Vegas Raiders special teams coordinator Tom McMahon stands on the sideline against the Arizona Cardinals during an NFL preseason game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Aug. 23, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
In the release, Carroll said assistant special teams coordinator Derius Swinton II will take over as special teams coach.
The Raiders’ special teams plagued them with Thursday’s loss and throughout the season. Down 10-7 with 4:26 left in the fourth quarter against the Broncos, kicker Daniel Carlson missed what would have been the game-tying field goal.
“He’s got to kick better,” Carroll said after Thursday’s game. “That kills him too. He wants to do every one of those and he has to kick better.”
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Las Vegas Raiders special teams coach Tom McMahon reacts during the first half of an NFL football game in Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 6, 2024. (David Zalubowski, File/AP Photo)
Earlier in the season, Carlson had a chance to win the game for the Raiders when they were down 25-24 against the Chicago Bears, but had his field goal blocked. In the Raiders’ 30-29 overtime loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars last week, Carlson missed a crucial extra point.
McMahon was one of two coordinators that Carroll decided to keep away from the previous regime when he took power. Defensive coordinator Patrick Graham is the other.
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Las Vegas Raiders special teams coach Tom McMahon watches during the first half of an NFL football game in Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 6, 2024. (David Zalubowski, File/AP Photo)
The Raiders are no strangers to making a midseason coaching change. Going back to 2017, they fired a head coach, coordinator or general manager in every season except 2019 and 2022.
Thursday’s loss dropped the Raiders to 2-7, and their next game is against the Dallas Cowboys (3-5-1) on Monday, Nov. 17.
