Chip Kelly is back in the NFL. After leading the Ohio State offense to the National Championship, the former Eagles and Oregon Ducks head coach will be the Raiders next offensive coorcinator.
Back to the NFL: Former Eagles HC Chip Kelly is being hired as the Raiders offensive coordinator, per me and @PeteThamel.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 2, 2025
Kelly was at Ohio State for just one season, which makes for some impressive results. Previous to that he had been a head coach for several years, starting at Oregon before heading to the NFL to coach the Eagles, then spent a year with the 49ers, before heading back to the college ranks at UCLA.
While Kelly’s head coaching record has not great since his days at Oregon, it’s his work as an offensive coordinator where he has developed a reputation as one of football’s greatest innovators.
He and Pete Carroll coached against each other for three seasons in the Pac-10. The first two with Kelly as Oregon’s OC and the final season in 2009 when Kelly was promoted to head coach. The Ducks went to the Rose Bowl that year, which was Carroll’s final season at USC before leaving to take the Seahawks job.