Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager John Spytek, who previously served as a Cleveland Browns executive from 2010-12, has been hired as the general manager for the Las Vegas Raiders.
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.
Telesco had a strong draft last April, but didn't draft or sign the franchise-changing quarterback the Raiders so badly need.
Despite the addition of Tom Brady to the ownership group, the vibes around the Las Vegas Raiders remain low going into another offseason in which they will
Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant GM John Spytek will get his first opportunity to run a team himself. The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to hire him as their new GM.
The Las Vegas Raiders fired general manager Tom Telesco on Thursday ... Ziegler were in charge to open the 2023 season. The Cleveland Browns in 2012-14 are the other club to hold such a distinction.
The Las Vegas Raiders continued their housecleaning Thursday, firing general manager Tom Telesco just two days ... to open the 2023 season. The Cleveland Browns in 2012-14 are the other club ...
The Raiders fired general manager Tom Telesco on Thursday after letting head coach Antonio Pierce go on Tuesday as they cleaned house after a 4-13 season.
Rees, who spent three seasons as the starting QB at Notre Dame, is a fast-rising coach who's on his third OC position in five years.
With the Las Vegas Raiders desperately needing a young franchise quarterback, a recent mock draft by Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer would be music to Raiders' fans ears if it happens in April.
John Spytek, a Catholic Memorial High School graduate and native of Pewaukee, will reportedly become the next GM of the Las Vegas Raiders.
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.