Feb. 9, 2026, 1:09 p.m. CT

A former Houston Texans coach will be pulling for another team on gamedays in 2026.

Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, the son of Texans’ longtime coach Gary Kubiak, confirmed on Sunday night that he is leaving to become the new Las Vegas Raiders head coach following a 29-13 win in Super Bowl XL.

“You guys know I’m going to Las Vegas, so I’m fired up about it,” Kubiak told NFL Network’s Stacy Dales when asked about his future on Sunday evening from Santa Clara.

The Raiders, who fired 74-year-old Pete Carroll after going 3-14 in his lone season in Las Vegas, couldn’t officially make anything known while Kubiak was coaching in the Super Bowl. As of Monday morning, they still haven’t announced anything with Kubiak, though his words and the timing all but confirm the Houston native will be headed out west to join Tom Brady and presumed No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza for the upcoming season.

After playing football at Colorado State, Klint became a coach at Texas A&M, Gary’s alma mater. He spent three years as an offensive quality control coach and a graduate assistant before getting hired by Leslie Fraizer and the Minnesota Vikings as an offensive quality control coach in 2013. Under Mike Zimmer, Klint got his first offensive coordinator job with the Vikings in 2021, replacing Gary as the play-caller following his official retirement.

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After spending a season with the Denver Broncos and later the San Francisco 49ers, Kubiak was hired to run the offense of the New Orleans Saints in 2024. After the firing of Dennis Allen, Kubiak was let go of his contract with New Orleans, being picked up by Mike Macdonald in Seattle for one season.

In his lone season running Seattle’s offense, the Seahawks ranked third in scoring (28.4 per game), eighth in rushing (228.1 yards per game) and eighth in total yards (351.4 per game) behind resurgent quarterback Sam Darnold. Seattle scored 30 points or more 10 times last season, posting a 9-1 overall record during that span.

Meanwhile, the combination of running backs Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonett totaled over 1,800 yards and 17 touchdowns. Smith-Njigba, who took over as the No. 1 option in place of D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, led the league with 1,793 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns while averaging 105.5 yards per game.

The Texans hired Gary Kubiak in 2006 to take over as the second coach in franchise history. During his eight seasons, he became the Texans’ all-time winningest coach in franchise history before being fired in 2013.

He later would go on to lead the Denver Broncos to a Super Bowl title in 2015 with Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning in Super Bowl 50.