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Raiders add executive from AFC West rival

Originally posted on Dice City Sports | By Derek Hegna | Last updated May 1, 2025 9:20 AM ET

The Las Vegas Raiders have weakened a division rival by adding to its front office.

According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, the Raiders have hired Brian Stark of the Denver Broncos as their new assistant general manager.

The @Raiders are hiring @Broncos director of college scouting Brian Stark as their new assistant GM, per source. Vegas GM John Spytek and Stark were together in Denver years ago.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 30, 2025

Raiders general manager Spytek is familiar with Stark from their shared time with the Broncos, where the two worked together from 2013-15.

Stark is the second member of the Broncos front office that has come to the Raiders this off-season, as he follows new senior vice president of football operations Mark Thewes.

The move comes as the Raiders continue to tinker with their front office personnel. Earlier this off-season, former assistant general manager Champ Kelly was let go by the team. He has since found a job with the Miami Dolphins, and Stark now replaces him in Las Vegas.

Stark is not the only new move in the Raiders front office, however. Reportedly, the team is also hiring Jonathan Stigall of the New York Jets to serve as assistant director of college scouting, while Raiders scout Ben Chester has been promoted to assistant director of pro scouting.

Johnathon Stigall, who served as a National Scout w/the #Jets last year, is headed to the #Raiders as Assistant Director of College Scouting. Highly respected by his peers, Stigall has won three BART List Awards for scouting excellence as voted on by active #NFL scouts. A true…

— Neil Stratton (@InsideTheLeague) April 30, 2025

The #Raiders have promoted Ben Chester to the teams Assistant Director of Pro Scouting after serving as a Pro Scout since 2014

— Tristen Kuhn (@KuhnTristen) April 30, 2025

Spytek and Stark both were with the Broncos when they won Super Bowl 50 in 2015, and the Raiders now hope they can produce similar magic in Las Vegas.

This article first appeared on Dice City Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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