Raiders ask to interview four candidates for GM
The Raiders are wasting no time in starting their general manager search.
They contacted teams seeking permission to interview potential candidates Monday, one day after they ended their season with a 27-14 win against the Broncos. Among those the Raiders requested was Colts assistant general manager Ed Dodds, who has a connection to Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh.
The others the team is looking to speak to are 49ers assistant general manager Adam Peters, Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown and Bills director of player personnel Terrance Gray.
Dodds interviewed with the Raiders two years ago after they fired Mike Mayock. He made a strong impression, despite the team hiring Dave Ziegler instead. Dodds has remained a favorite of owner Mark Davis.
Dodds began his frontoffice career as a Raiders scout in 2003. Harbaugh was the team’s quarterbacks coach at the time.
Dodds has been with the Colts for seven years and has been their assistant general manager since 2018. He previously worked in the Seahawks’ personnel department and helped build the team that won Super Bowl XLVIII.
Peters has worked in the NFL for 21 years. He’s been the 49ers assistant general manager the last three.
Peters also worked for the Broncos from 2009 to 2016. He was a regional and national scout before being promoted to director of college scouting. Before that, he was a Patriots scouting assistant from 2003-2008.
Brown, like Dodds, interviewed for the Raiders general manager job in 2022. Brown has worked in the scouting departments for the Patriots, Eagles and Bengals’. He has been a senior personnel executive in Cincinnati the last two seasons.
Gray has been with the Bills since 2017 and served as their assistant director of player personnel from 2020 to 2022. He previously spent 11 seasons as a college scout with the Vikings. He also worked for the Chiefs from 2003 to 2005 in the player development and personnel offices.
The Raiders’ coaching and general manager roles are both vacant after they fired Ziegler and coach Josh Mcdaniels on Oct. 31. They are expected to strongly consider interim general manager Champ Kelly and interim coach Antonio Pierce to fill those jobs.