Tom Telesco and Antonio Pierce may still be in place with the Raiders if not for Tom Brady The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Sunday that owner Mark Davis had “reservations” about firing his GM and coach until Brady “nudged” him to do so.

After firing HC Antonio Pierce earlier this week, owner Mark Davis has elected to move on from G.M. Tom Telesco as well.

HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders fired coach Antonio Pierce on Tuesday, the team announced. He lasted just one full season on the job after getting promoted last offseason from interim coach.

Telesco had a strong draft last April, but didn't draft or sign the franchise-changing quarterback the Raiders so badly need.

The Las Vegas Raiders have fired general manager Tom Telesco two days after they dismissed head coach Antonio Pierce.

January 9 - The Las Vegas Raiders fired general manager Tom ... while Telesco was the team's general manager. Pierce, 46, went 9-17 over 1 1/2 seasons as the team's coach. He became the coach on an interim basis after the midseason firing of Josh McDaniels ...

The Las Vegas Raiders continued their housecleaning Thursday, firing general manager Tom Telesco just two days after dismissing ... three years in a row with a new GM and coach. Coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler were in charge to ...

Brady is supposedly only in an advisory role for the Raiders, though several league sources are convinced his influence is much greater.

With Tom Telesco being fired as the Raiders GM on Thursday, the conventional wisdom is that he was fired to clear a path for the next head coach to hire his own personnel executive.

Pierce was hired as the Raiders linebackers coach in 2022 under then-head coach Josh McDaniels. In October 2023, Pierce was named interim head coach after McDaniels was fired. In January 2024, he was officially named the Raiders head coach.

Conventional wisdom in NFL circles is that Telesco was fired to clear a path for the next head coach to hire his own personnel executive.

The Raiders are starting from scratch, as the team announced Thursday it had fired GM Tom Telesco two days after axing coach Antonio Pierce.