Conventional wisdom in NFL circles is that Telesco was fired to clear a path for the next head coach to hire his own personnel executive.
New minority owner Tom Brady’s voice is carrying a lot of weight with Mark Davis in the Raiders’ search for a new coach and general manager.
The Las Vegas Raiders are finalizing a deal to hire John Spytek as their new general manager, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. Spytek, 44, has spent the last nine years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as assistant general manager.
Las Vegas Raiders general manager Tom Telesco was thought to be safe for another season by most observers, even after the team fired head coach Antonio Pierce. That changed on Thursday ...
John Spytek, currently Tampa Bay Buccaneers' assistant GM, is expected to become the new general manager of the Las Vegas Raiders. This decision follo
John Spytek, a Catholic Memorial High School graduate and native of Pewaukee, will reportedly become the next GM of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Aaron Glenn is joining Ben Johnson on the move to a head coaching position. Glenn agreed to take over the New York Jets on Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person
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With Glenn going to New York, Johnson heading to Chicago and Mike Vrabel already in New England, four head coaching vacancies remain. The Saints, Jaguars, Raiders and Cowboys are still in the hunt. Johnson, who was Detroit’s offensive coordinator, picked the Bears on Monday, two days after the No. 1 seeded Lions lost to Washington.
The Cowboys interviewed Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, who played for the team and then served as Dak Prescott’s play-caller for four seasons. Dallas also interviewed former Jets coach Robert Saleh and former Vikings coach Leslie Frazier.
Spytek has ties to Vegas minority owner Tom Brady, having played alongside the former QB at Michigan decades before they went on to win a Super Bowl together in Tampa Bay — with Spytek as the assistant GM. He’s now the third full-time general manager in three seasons for the Raiders, who fired Tom Telesco after one year following a 4-13 season.
With the NFL season drawing to a close soon, that means the hiring cycle will begin for many teams. Luckily for the Los Angeles Chargers, that won't be the case this offseason, as they've found success in the regime of Joe Hortiz and Jim Harbaugh thus far.