Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham is expected to interview with the Jaguars for their vacant head coaching position.

Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham is one of the best in the league. Perhaps that is why the Jacksonville Jaguars just requested an interview with him to fill a head coaching vacancy.

The Jaguars have requested to interview 8 candidates for their head coaching job, including Kellen Moore, Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn

Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke requested interviews with eight candidates to replace Doug Pederson as head coach. The team released

Patrick Graham’s options are completely open at the moment. He is among a handful of hot names for a number of head coaching opening, including the Jaguars who requested to interview him, but since his contract is up with the Raiders, he can pretty much whatever he wants without the Raiders permission.

The Raiders’ defensive coordinator, whose contract expires this offseason, is already getting interview requests from other teams.

A day after the Jaguars fired head coach Doug Pederson following a disappointing season, the team has requested to interview eight high-profile candidates, the team announced Tuesday.

It hasn’t taken long for Patrick Graham’s foray into coaching free agency to pay off. Tuesday, the Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator, whose three-year contract has expired, has received two interview requests.