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The Las Vegas Raiders announced the firing of offensive coordinator Chip Kelly Sunday (November 23) night, hours after a 24-10 home loss to the Cleveland Browns.
Kelly, 61, a former head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers, was in his first year with the franchise, having reportedly earned an annual salary of $6 million, making him the NFL's highest-paid offensive coordinator.
"I spoke with Chip Kelly earlier this evening and informed him of his release as offensive coordinator of the Raiders," head coach Pete Carroll said in a statement released by the Raiders. "I would like to thank Chip for his service and wish him all the best in the future."
Carroll didn't publicly name Kelly's replacement at offensive coordinator. The Raiders are tied for last among NFL teams in points per game (15.0) and rank 30th in total yards per game (268.9), 31st in rushing yards per game (79.5), 30th in offensive EPA (minus-77.8) and 28th in red zone efficiency (48.1%) and have scored less than 10 points in four games, which has occurred more times than any other NFL team.
"I am grateful for the opportunity with the Raiders; bottom line in this league you have to win," Kelly told FOX Sports' Jay Glazer. "I really loved those players. I'm a huge, huge Geno Smith fan. That was one of the best parts of this experience for me, working with Geno and those guys every day.
"But hey, we got to win. I get it."