Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak is reportedly a lock for one of two open head coaching jobs after his team’s run to Super Bowl LX.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter said Friday on the Pat McAfee Show that Kubiak will be hired by either the Las Vegas Raiders or Arizona Cardinals.
“He’s definitely getting one of those jobs,” Schefter said.
ESPN’s Peter Schrager reported Wednesday that both the Raiders and Cardinals are expected to meet with Kubiak this weekend. He is available to interview until Sunday, but won’t be able to speak with teams during the week leading up to the Super Bowl.
The Raiders and Cardinals are the only teams still seeking a new head coach ahead of the 2026 season.
The Cleveland Browns closed one of the last remaining vacancies in the league by hiring former Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken on Wednesday, the day after the Buffalo Bills promoted offensive coordinator Joe Brady to head coach.
The Raiders had been tied to both Brady and Brian Daboll, who has since taken a job as offensive coordinator with the Tennessee Titans, before their respective hirings.
Las Vegas reportedly lost out on another head coaching candidate Thursday when NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Denver Broncos quarterbacks coach Davis Webb planned to withdraw from the Raiders’ search.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Thursday that one candidate told him the Raiders’ head coaching position was “probably (Kubiak’s) job to lose.”
The Cardinals have also been tied to an interest in Kubiak, as well as with Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. Arizona recently hosted LaFleur for a two-day interview before he left without signing a contract, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
Kubiak, the son of Super Bowl champion coach Gary Kubiak, has received head coaching interest after helping Sam Darnold and the Seahawks rank eighth in offensive yards and third in points during the 2025 regular season.
He will not be able to officially agree to a contract until Feb. 9, the day after the Super Bowl takes place between the Seahawks and New England Patriots in Santa Clara.
It sounds like whatever Kubiak decides to do at that point will have an impact on both teams still looking for head coaches ahead of the 2026 season.