The Mike McDaniel situation continues with another chapter.
On Saturday morning, ESPN’s Dianna Russini reported that Mike McDaniel called off his meeting with the Bills in Florida on Friday and he’s officially withdrawn his name from Buffalo’s head coach search. At the same time, Russini notes that McDaniel is still in the running for the Raiders head coach job as of now.
Earlier this week, it was reported by numerous insiders that the former head coach of the Dolphins was expected to become the Chargers’ next offensive coordinator. However, the Bolts have yet to make the move official with any sort of announcement. As things stand, McDaniel has taken his name out of the searches for both the Buffalo and Cleveland jobs.
Where that currently leaves him is seemingly between the Las Vegas gig and calling the offense for the Chargers. McDaniel could very well be using the Raiders job as leverage to earn a better pay day with the Bolts and I personally think that is the case. Taking over one of the worst franchises in the NFL as opposed to taking a year off head coach duties to coach one of the league’s best quarterbacks sounds like a no brainer before pursuing his next head coach job in 2027.
At the end of the day, nothing is for certain until they put ink to paper. Let’s just hope that happens sooner than later for the Chargers and McDaniel.
