Raiders expected to hire former Chargers GM Tom Telesco in same role: reports

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The Las Vegas Raiders are reportedly staying within the AFC West for their next general manager hire, as they’re working to bring in former Los Angeles Chargers GM Tom Telesco to fill the void, according to multiple reports. 

Despite being released from his duties with the Chargers, who cleaned house after going 5-12 this season to sit at the bottom of the division, Telesco is revered for putting together a Chargers roster that has thrived in the past. 

However, this past season saw tons of under-performing players, including cornerback J.C. Jackson who was cut in just the second year of a five-year, $82.5 million deal he signed during the 2022 offseason. 

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Los Angeles Chargers General Manager Tom Telesco speaks to the media in Costa Mesa, CA on Thursday, January 19, 2023. (Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

The Chargers are in cap hell at the moment, with the new GM over in Los Angeles needing to deal with the $45.8 million the franchise is currently over the cap threshold. Big decisions will be coming for players like Khalil Mack, Joey Bosa, Keenan Allen and more after Telesco paid quarterback Justin Herbert this past season. 

The Raiders, on the other hand, are a team stocked with around $36 million in cap room this offseason. They just relinquished the interim tag on Antonio Pierce’s head-coaching title — a move that players and fans alike were happy to see from owner Mark Davis. 

Telesco’s main question could be what to do at quarterback, as Pierce clearly liked rookie Aidan O’Connell when he took over after Josh McDaniels was fired midway