The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to hire Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager John Spytek as their next GM, according to team and league sources.
Spytek has worked for the Bucs since becoming their director of player personnel in 2016. That’s the role he held when he helped Tampa Bay sign former quarterback Tom Brady in 2020. Brady’s reasons for signing with the Bucs were multifaceted, but it didn’t hurt to reunite with his former University of Michigan teammate.
Brady, now a minority owner of the Raiders, led the push to hire Spytek, according to team and league sources. The Raiders interviewed six GM candidates overall, with Washington Commanders assistant GM Lance Newmark, New York Giants assistant GM Brandon Brown and Los Angeles Chargers assistant GM Chad Alexander landing in-person interviews. Ultimately, though, the Raiders went with Spytek.
The Raiders were making an aggressive push to hire Ben Johnson as their next head coach before the former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator decided to take the Chicago Bears’ job instead Monday. The belief was he would’ve been paired with Newmark, who the Raiders interviewed Sunday.
After missing out on Johnson, the franchise took some time to reevaluate its course of action before hiring Spytek. Now, Spytek will join the Raiders’ brass in helping identify a head coach.
Spytek will replace Tom Telesco, who was let go earlier this month after just one season as the Raiders general manager. The Raiders also fired coach Antonio Pierce this month after a campaign that saw the team struggle to a last-place finish in the AFC West at 4-13.
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