Next week is the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. One of the things that happen at the Combine is GM’s and head coaches from NFL clubs step behind the podium for press conference. Often times clubs only make one or the other available. This year for the Raiders, both will be made available.
Both Raiders GM John Spytek and head coach Pete Carroll will speak on Tuesday, February 25. Spytek will take the podium at 11am (8am Pacific) and Carroll will speak at 2pm (11am Pacific).
Both Spytek and Carroll were introduced by the Raiders last month, making this their second press conference in their current positions.
This is Spytek’s first Combine press conference as a GM as this is his first time being a GM after several years as assistant GM with the Buccaneers.
Combine press conferences are old hat for Carroll who had been a head coach at the NFL level for 18 years prior, the previous 14 years with the Seahawks. He spent last season out of the league and returns to head coaching at the NFL level at the age of 73.