HENDERSON, Nev. — Chip Kelly knows what he's getting into, but as the Raiders' offensive coordinator, he embraces joining an AFC West loaded with elite head coaches and quarterbacks. “I heard that from some people, do you really want to go in that division?” Kelly said Wednesday in an introductory Zoom call.

The Raiders and Chip Kelly made it official on Tuesday. Word came on Sunday that the Raiders would hire Kelly as their offensive coordinator and the team announced the move on Tuesday afternoon. Kelly joins Pete Carroll’s staff years after they matched up as head coaches on both the collegiate and professional level.

Chip Kelly, the renowned former NFL head coach, is back in the NFL as the offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders after an impressive stint with Ohio State. With 34 years of coaching experience,