The Las Vegas Raiders have shaken up their entire organization this offseason by hiring general manager John Spytek and Super Bowl-winning head coach Pete Carroll, trading for new franchise quarterback Geno Smith and adding running back Ashton Jeanty with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
The moves are still coming, as the Raiders recently made another major addition to the front office, naming Anthony Patch as a senior personnel executive after a successful tenure with the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
“New Raiders exec Anthony Patch and GM John Spytek spent five years together as young scouts in Philadelphia (2005-09). Patch has led the Eagles’ well-regarded college scouting department for nearly a decade,” NFL insider Albert Breer wrote on X.
New @Raiders exec Anthony Patch and GM John Spytek spent five years together as young scouts in Philadelphia (2005-09). Patch has led the @Eagles‘ well-regarded college scouting department for nearly a decade. https://t.co/1uUwmuHjBz
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) May 5, 2025
This is a major upgrade for one of the NFL’s worst drafting teams over the past few decades, and if Patch can replicate even a fraction of the success he had with the Eagles, the franchise is in for some good times.
Patch had been with the Eagles since 2002, so this is a surprising move after winning a second Super Bowl, and one would imagine that he is getting more money and influence in his new role with Las Vegas.
The Eagles have exhibited a clear type of player when it comes to team building, while the Raiders have been aimless on both sides of the ball and haven’t won a playoff game since the 2002 season.
It will be fun to see what the new regime can do now that there are some heavy hitters calling the shots.
