There was some speculative panic in the Raider Nation Thursday night when the news came out that Liam Coen was waffling on returning as OC with the Buccaneers to take the head coach position with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Why would this cause a panic, you ask? Let’s explain.
You see, prior to Coen reversing course and heading to Jacksonville, the Jaguars fired GM Trent Baalke who they finally seemed to realize was scaring off potential head coach hires. And Coen was told he would have a say in who the new GM would be.
Spytek was the assistant GM in Tampa and is well-liked. The last reports out about him taking the job in Las Vegas were that he was finalizing a deal. Much like with Coen who had agreed to terms to return to the Bucs, but hadn’t officially signed his contract.
So, a lot of Raiders fans were freaking out a bit, wondering if Coen would reach out or had reached out to Spytek to come to be the GM in Jacksonville.
All caught up? Good.
That’s when ESPN’s Tom Pelissero put on his cape and saved the Raiders fans from themselves.
No last-minute drama in Las Vegas: New #Raiders GM John Spytek has now signed his five-year contract, per source.
The search for Las Vegas’ next head coach continues with Spytek joining the process. pic.twitter.com/l9R409hlwD
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 24, 2025
Pelissero reporting that “Spytek has now signed” his deal is interesting words because it kinda sounds like maybe this little bit of drama may have prompted them to get on the ball and get it signed to put a stop to it all.
Spytek is getting a five-year deal. Now we wait to see how long before the Raiders officially announce it and schedule the press conference.
