Raiders reporters believe Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has the inside track to become the team's next head coach

Although he's received interest for just about every head coaching opening, the Las Vegas Raiders are reportedly gaining "a lot of momentum" on hiring Johnson, according to Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal Wednesday. Now, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport has confirmed the Raiders-Johnson buzz on an episode of The Insiders.

According to insider Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Raiders are reportedly “enamored” with the Lions’ Ben Johnson. Rapoport reports that Johnson has quickly emerged as the candidate to watch in the Raiders’ head coaching hunt.

And then there were six. On Tuesday, the NFL got its sixth head coaching vacancy—after a year and change, Antonio Pierce was let go by the Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce on Tuesday, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported

The Las Vegas Raiders have requested interviews with Detroit Lions coordinators Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson and Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo for their

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is at the center of head coaching rumors as he balances playoff preparation and a crucial career decision.

As the week has progressed, there appears to be more and more smoke to the possible fire that Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson could take the Las Vegas Raiders' head coach position. One NFL analyst thinks that would be a bad idea.