Raiders fire Chip Kelly, highest-paid coordinator in NFL, after another disastrous performance: reports

After another lackluster offensive performance the Las Vegas Raiders have fired offensive coordinator Chip Kelly according to multiple reports This is the second coordinator fired by the Raiders in the past three weeks as special teams coordinator Tom McMahon was relieved of his duties after a - loss to the Denver Broncos on Nov Las Vegas placed heavy emphasis on upgrading its offense this offseason and Kelly s addition made him the highest-paid coordinator in the NFL with a deal worth an average of million per season CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMKelly was coming off a national title win with the Ohio State Buckeyes and with Pete Carroll coming out of retirement to coach the Raiders he returned to the NFL to join him in Las Vegas But after adding veteran quarterback Geno Smith in a arrangement with the Seattle Seahawks and using their first-round pick on running back Ashton Jeanty the offense merely hasn t performed well enough SHEDEUR SANDERS MAKES BROWNS HISTORY WITH WIN OVER RAIDERS IN FIRST CAREER STARTOwner Mark Davis and the rest of the organization decided it was time to let Kelly go before the end of his first season with the franchise Kelly s firing came after the Raiders scored just points in a - loss to the Cleveland Browns earlier Sunday Smith threw for yards on -of- passing with one touchdown to Jeanty But the Raiders have scored points or fewer in four of their last five games all of which have ended in losses Entering Sunday s tournament the Raiders ranked third worst in yards per competition and points per competition Carroll also couldn t have been pleased with Jeanty and the rushing attack which managed just yards per contest despite investing a first-round pick at running back The Raiders offensive line has been a difficulty all season with Smith being sacked times entering the encounter against Cleveland The Browns left Allegiant Stadium on Sunday with sacks Only Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward the No overall pick has been sacked more times this season with It s unknown who will take over offensive play-calling duties for the Raiders the rest of the season But at - it s been an unfortunate start to Carroll s return a season that was supposed to rejuvenate the franchise Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter