Report: Wade Phillips interested in Raiders' DC job

Wade Phillips would like to return to coaching next season and is interested in the Las Vegas Raiders' job opening at defensive coordinator, sources told Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

The Raiders fired defensive coordinator Paul Guenther on Sunday as the team's struggles on that side of the ball continued with a 44-27 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

Phillips spent the 2020 campaign away from the sideline but is an established defensive guru. The 73-year-old has been coaching in the NFL since 1976 and most recently spent three seasons (2017-19) as the Los Angeles Rams' defensive coordinator.

He led the Denver Broncos' top-ranked defense to a Super Bowl victory during the 2015 season and has also enjoyed notable stops with the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, and Philadelphia Eagles, among others.

Phillips has also spent time as a head coach, and his defensive acumen has always been on display; he's been part of 20 seasons in which his team has ranked in the top 10 in yardage allowed.