The Las Vegas Raiders have been a dysfunctional franchise for years, and they recently showed why again by firing their head coach and general manager for the second consecutive offseason.
Majority owner Mark Davis parted ways with Antonio Pierce and Tom Telesco and now must focus on another search to replace each of them.
Pierce and Telesco underperformed in their first year in Las Vegas, and their firings were surprising.
The team was clearly not equipped to compete during the 2024 NFL season.
There are rumors that new minority owner Tom Brady pushed for the changes, which would make sense as he likely wants to install trustworthy personnel.
With that in mind, Las Vegas appears to have some targets in mind.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, they’re set to meet with Washington Commanders assistant general manager Lance Newmark.
“Raiders are interviewing former Lions executive and current Commanders assistant GM Lance Newmark today for their general manager job, per sources. Newmark spent 26 seasons in Detroit before joining Washington last year, and is said to have a strong relationship with both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn,” Schefter reported.
Raiders are interviewing former Lions executive and current Commanders assistant GM Lance Newmark today for their general manager job, per sources.
Newmark spent 26 seasons in Detroit before joining Washington last year, and is said to have a strong relationship with both Ben… pic.twitter.com/yfwGg7L9w6
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 19, 2025
There have been reports that Brady and the Raiders are pursuing Ben Johnson as their next head coach.
Therefore, it makes sense for the organization to target Newmark, who already has experience working with Johnson.
Alignment between a general manager and head coach is one of the most underrated things about team success, so it appears Brady and the rest of the ownership have a better idea of what they want this time around.
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