“Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis has whiffed a handful of times on head coaches and general managers the past 14 years,” Manzano wrote in a Jan. 14 column. “But he didn’t even give coach Antonio Pierce and Tom Telesco a fair shake in firing both after one year.

Looking for a fresh start, the Las Vegas Raiders have landed on John Spytek to be their next general manager. The team made the move official on Friday

Fortunately, ESPN's Mel Kiper foresees the Chargers getting some help at that spot in the 2025 NFL draft. According to Kiper, the Chargers are projected to select Michigan Wolverines tight end Colston Loveland with the No. 22 pick in the draft this April. Here's what Kiper had to say about the pick:

The countdown to Super Bowl LIX is on and talkSPORT.com will keep you up to date with all the news from around the league. The race to New Orleans on February 9 has reached its final conclusion.

Ryan Kartje is the USC beat writer at the Los Angeles Times. He joined The Times after six years with the Southern California News Group. A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate, Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) Herald-Times.

The Chargers will be big spenders in free agency. They’re projected to have $63 million in cap space, and if they make some cuts, they could have more. Pro Football Focus sees Los Angeles using a good chunk of that money to sign wide receiver Tee Higgins, the No. 1 overall free agent this offseason.

The Las Vegas Raiders are being linked to Russell Wilson in NFL free agency following the hiring of his former head coach Pete Carroll.

The Las Vegas Raiders have hired Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager John Spytek as their next GM. Spytek replaces Tom Telesco, who was let go along with head coach Antonio Pierce earlier this month after a 4-13 season.

The Raiders announced on social media that they are turning the page with hiring John Spytek, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager for the last two seasons.

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.

After the last two regimes failed, owner Mark Davis will entrust minority owner Tom Brady and the new GM to take a crack at restoring the Silver and Black to a consistent contender for the first time in more than 20 years.

The Las Vegas Raiders have hired a new general manager who won a championship with Tom Brady on the Buccaneers.