The Las Vegas Raiders and Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson have been tied together throughout this coaching cycle -- specifically the past week.

The Raiders' chances of landing the coveted Lions offensive coordinator as their next head coach are reportedly gaining some serious steam.

Minority owner Tom Brady could bump into some of the Raiders' top coaching and GM candidates before his broadcast this weekend in Detroit.

The Las Vegas Raiders are still on the hunt for their next head coach, and they may be zeroing in on their top potential candidate. Detroit Lions offensive coor

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is the top head coaching candidate in this year's hiring cycle and was one of the interviewees for the Jacksonville Jaguars vacancy. However, as Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review Journal described,

The Lions' offensive coordinator has been a top head coaching candidate and appears to be on Tom Brady's and the Raiders' radar.

Certainly, many people will say that Ben Johnson should not become the head coach of the Raiders. The reason being — they’re so far away from being a complete roster that it will make it tough for him to win right away. Especially with such a competitive AFC West division. All of that makes sense.

Raiders reporters believe Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has the inside track to become the team's next head coach

Could the Las Vegas Raiders be front-runners to land hot coaching candidate Ben Johnson, the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator? Let's connect some dots.

Johnson, 38, has also interviewed with the Bears, Patriots and Jaguars after coordinating a top-five offense for the third season in a row.