The Las Vegas Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce and shortly after, a few days after actually, they fired general manager Tom Telesco. The ownership group, primarily Tom Brady, wanted the Raiders to have a fresh start with a new head coach and general manager pairing.

The Las Vegas Raiders are finalizing a deal to hire Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager John Spytek as their new general manager, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.More to come.

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.