Raiders reportedly set to hire Tom Telesco as general manager
Former Los Angeles Chargers general manager Tom Telesco walks on the field before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021 in Inglewood, Calif. According to reports, Telesco will be the next general manager of the Las Vegas Raiders. Associated Press File Photo
LAS VEGAS — The Raiders are hiring Tom Telesco as general manager, according to multiple reports.
Telesco, 51, has worked in the NFL since 1991, most recently as the general manager of the Chargers from 2013 until Dec. 15, when he was fired a day after the Chargers lost to the Raiders, 63-21. He has been given high marks for his drafting and roster construction with the Chargers, who consistently field one of the NFL’s most talented teams.
Among the other candidates interviewed for the job were interim general manager Champ Kelly, who has been the Raiders’ assistant GM for the past two years, and Colts assistant GM Ed Dodds.
Kelly is expected to remain as the assistant general manager.
