HENDERSON, Nev. — Chip Kelly knows what he's getting into, but as the Raiders' offensive coordinator, he embraces joining an AFC West loaded with elite head coaches and quarterbacks. “I heard that from some people, do you really want to go in that division?” Kelly said Wednesday in an introductory Zoom call.

The Las Vegas Raiders have continued overhauling their coaching staff by hiring former Ohio State offensive mastermind Chip Kelly as their new offensive coordinator. Kelly, who helped the Buckeyes win a National Championship in January,

Kelly and Raiders Head Coach Pete Carroll are no strangers. While Carroll coached at USC from 2001-09, Kelly coached in-conference as Oregon's offensive coordinator from 2007-08 and as head coach from 2009-12.