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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…
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January 19, 2025
January 19th, 2025 at 9:04am CST by Rory Parks
The Raiders will interview Commanders assistant general manager
Lance Newmark for their GM post today, per
ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It was reported just a few days ago that Newmark had
a “leg up” on the competition for the Las Vegas job even though the club had not yet formally requested an interview as of the date of that report.
The timing of the interview could be telling. Newmark spent 26 years as a Lions scout/executive before leaving for Washington last year, and as Schefter notes, he has a strong relationship with Detroit offensive coordinator
Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator
Aaron Glenn (both of whom have already
interviewed virtually with the Raiders). Since the Lions lost to the Commanders in last night’s divisional round bout, both Johnson and Glenn are free to have sit-down interviews with any team, a development that could
set off a chain reaction of coaching hires around the league.
The Bears and Jaguars reportedly
remain in the Johnson sweepstakes, though there have been
increased rumblings connecting the coveted OC to the Raiders.
Schefter’s ESPN colleague, Jeremy Fowler, reiterates that the prospect of a Newmark-Johnson tandem in Las Vegas has been gaining traction in league circles. That is particularly true since Johnson has made plain his desire for “alignment” with whatever GM he works with, a desire that may have made
Tom Telesco a
one-and-done GM with the Raiders.