Podcast: AP, the Franchise, NFL Draft

Las Vegas Raiders Insider Podcast: Coach Antonio Pierce, the state of the franchise, looking ahead to the NFL Draft

The Las Vegas Raiders are back from the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, and are on the hunt, preparing for NFL Free Agency and the NFL Draft, looking for future Raiders.

New General Manager Tom Telesco, Coach Antonio Pierce and the Silver and Black staff are meticulous as they search for players to complete a roster committed to winning.

Our latest Las Vegas Raiders Insider Podcast episode examines the job that Pierce is doing as he takes his Super Bowl Champion mindset from the locker room to the coach's office, the state of the franchise and so much more.

We discussed the NFL Draft, Offensive Coordinator Luke Getsy and information from the NFL Scouting Combine.

You can watch the entire podcast above.

Antonio Pierce has the heart of a champion and now uses that skill to return the Las Vegas Raiders to glory / © John David Mercer | 2008 Feb 3

Raiders General Manager Tom Telesco spoke about getting to meet and talk to so many prospects, and how that impacts the 2024 NFL Draft for the Silver and Black.

"There's just all different personalities," Telesco said. "It's not like we're looking for one personality. There are all different personalities for different positions. I certainly would never grade someone's personality. I just want to know are they committed to football? Do they love to play? Do they want to get better? Look, we can all give those answers, but a lot of it is we need to see examples of that. And a lot of those examples happened in the last three or four years with these players, whether from the from their recruiting into college all the way through college, and we try to get some information that way as far as experiences more, so than somebody who is just going to tell me what I want to hear." 

The NFL Draft will be held in Detroit, Mich., on April 25-27, 2024. The Las Vegas Raiders currently have the No. 13 overall pick.

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