Denver defensive coordinator Dennis Allen agreed to become the head coach of the Raiders, according to multiple media reports Tuesday, and has informed the Broncos of his decision.

Fox Sports, ESPN and the NFL Network were all reporting Allen was the choice of general manager Reggie McKenzie to replace Hue Jackson, fired after one season with an 8-8 record.

Allen met with McKenzie for a second interview in Mobile, Ala., and expressed hope in an interview with CSN Bay Area that things would go well.

“I’m looking forward to getting a chance to talk to Reggie and see how it goes. I want to be a head coach in the National Football League, and hopefully, I’ll get that opportunity,” Allen said.

Neither McKenzie nor Raiders officials would confirm the hiring. Allen has never been a head coach on any level and 2011 was his first as a coordinator.

When Jackson was fired on McKenzie’s first day on the job, the new general manager said he wanted to hire his “own guy.”

It turns out McKenzie’s guy is someone he had no prior relationship with. Speculation centered on Packers assistant coaches Winston Moss, Joe Philbin and Dom Capers, all of whom worked with McKenzie in Green Bay.

The last time the Raiders hired a head coach with a defensive background was 1969, when Al Davis selected John Madden to replace John Rauch.

Allen started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M, where he played as a defensive back. He was the secondary coach at Tulsa in 2000-01, served as a defensive assistant with emphasis on the defensive line and quality control with the Atlanta Falcons from 2002 to ’05 and was hired as the assistant defensive line coach by the New Orleans Saints in 2006 before being promoted to secondary coach.

He was the secondary coach on the New Orleans team that won the Super Bowl against the Indianapolis Colts in 2010.

In terms of defensive philosophy, Allen told the Broncos website heading into the 2011 season: “We’re going to be built off speed and athleticism. We want to be a very fast, violent, aggressive type of defense.”

Defensive collapses against Buffalo, Denver and San Diego in the season finale helped keep the Raiders out of the playoffs.

In describing Allen’s style, perennial Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey told the Denver Post, “You know how you get a teacher that’s real stern but not over the top? That’s how he is.”

Four added to Pro Bowl roster

Three San Francisco 49ers players are being replaced on the Pro Bowl roster after being dinged up in Sunday’s NFC championship game.

Safety Dashon Goldson is replaced by Seattle’s Kam Chancellor, cornerback Carlos Rogers is replaced by Seattle’s Brandon Browner and running back Frank Gore is replaced by Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch.

Also, Miami defensive tackle Paul Soliai replaces Baltimore’s Haloti Ngata.

First the Super Bowl, then the Oscars

It’s been quite a week for Chris Mara, the son of the late owner of the New York Giants, Wellington Mara.

On Sunday, the Giants beat the 49ers in the NFC championship game to earn a berth in the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots. On Tuesday, his daughter, Rooney Mara, was among the nominees for best actress for “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”

Mara, the Giants vice president of player personnel, said the past three days have been surreal.

“Needless to say it’s been an exciting few days,” he said. The Super Bowl is Feb. 5. Oscar winners will be announced three weeks later.