The Las Vegas Raiders have officially handed the keys to their franchise to Klint Kubiak, fresh off a Super Bowl 60 win as the offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks. Now, the 36-year-old coach steps into his first head coaching role with a clear priority: building a staff that can reshape a team still trying to find its identity.
Kubiak isn’t starting from scratch when it comes to assembling his coaching crew. One name that jumps off the page is Rick Dennison, currently serving as the Seahawks' run game coordinator and senior offensive advisor. At 67, Dennison brings decades of experience, and more importantly, a deep-rooted connection to the Kubiak family tree.
This isn’t just a professional relationship-it’s practically a football lineage. Dennison and Klint Kubiak have coached together at four different stops, most recently in New Orleans in 2024 and Seattle in 2025.
But the ties go back even further. Dennison was a longtime right-hand man to Klint’s father, Gary Kubiak, dating all the way back to their days under Mike Shanahan with the 1995 Denver Broncos.
When Gary stepped away from coaching, Dennison stayed in the fold, working alongside Klint and continuing that Kubiak-Dennison connection into the next generation.
What makes Dennison an intriguing option for the Raiders isn’t just the history-it’s the results. In 2025, the Seahawks’ run game made a serious leap under Kubiak and Dennison’s guidance.
A unit that ranked 27th in rushing the year before climbed all the way to 11th. That kind of turnaround doesn’t happen by accident.
It’s a testament to a system that works, and coaches who know how to get the most out of their personnel.
The Raiders, meanwhile, are in desperate need of that kind of transformation. They finished dead last in rushing this past season-an area that’s been a consistent thorn in their side. If Kubiak wants to fix that fast, bringing in a trusted voice like Dennison could be a major step in the right direction.
Of course, there are some logistical hurdles. Because Dennison is still under contract in Seattle, the Raiders would need permission to speak with him-unless Kubiak is offering him a promotion, such as offensive coordinator.
That could change the equation. Whether Dennison is interested in stepping back into a coordinator role at this stage in his career is another question.
But given the longstanding relationship and the mutual trust between the two, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a reunion in Las Vegas.
Bottom line: Kubiak has a vision for the Raiders, and it likely starts with building a staff that shares his philosophy and knows how to execute it. Rick Dennison checks every box-and then some.