The Las Vegas Raiders have been looking for a brand new head coach and basic supervisor, and one of many positions is now crammed.
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant basic supervisor John Spytek has been employed as the brand new GM of the Raiders, according to multiple reports.
Spytek had been with the Buccaneers since 2016 and labored his means up the ranks. He labored within the scouting division for the Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles over the span of a decade previous to that.
The 44-year-old Spytek additionally has an extended historical past with Tom Brady, who’s now a part-owner of the Raiders. Brady and Spytek had been teammates at Michigan in 1999. They then labored collectively in Tampa Bay when Brady was the quarterback of the Bucs and led the group to a Tremendous Bowl win.
Brady has reportedly been closely concerned in decision-making with the Raiders this offseason, so his affect possible performed a job within the group hiring Spytek.
The Raiders missed out on their prime head coach goal when Ben Johnson was employed by the Chicago Bears earlier this week. They might now turn their attention toward a former Super Bowl champion. Spytek will possible have a say within the course of.
