Chip Kelly said the opportunity to finally work alongside new Raiders head coach Pete Carroll after the pair had orbited each other as adversaries in previous jobs was a chief reason for his return to the NFL.

Ahead of the 2025 season, the Las Vegas Raiders have imported two of 21st-century football's great thinkers: coach Pete Carroll and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. The former was a national champion at USC and Super Bowl winner with the Seattle Seahawks. The latter won a national title this past year as Ohio State's offensive coordinator.

Kelly is tasked with improving an offense that averaged the 27th most points and 26th most yards per game over the last two seasons.