Mark Thewes arrived in Denver 16 years ago as a former Ohio high school teammate of Josh McDaniels. McDaniels was canned in his second season as the Broncos boss, but Thewes remained, becoming a trusted,

Thewes has been hired away by the Las Vegas Raiders to become their senior vice president of football operations, a source tells 9NEWS.

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.

Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins are coming off a disappointing season. The team finished with a record of 8-9 and failed to make the playoffs. Their starting quarterback also missed six games during the campaign,