The most important hire that new Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll made was Chip Kelly as his offensive coordinator. Carroll has a defensive background so the offensive coordinator is going to have a lot of control over the offense.

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.

Kelly has 34 years of coaching experience with 30 years at the collegiate level and four as an NFL head coach.