After interviewing with the Jacksonville Jaguars for their general manager vacancy last week, the Las Vegas Raiders have parted ways with assistant general manager Champ Kelly. according to Tashan Reed of The Athletic.
The #Raiders have parted ways with assistant general manager Champ Kelly, per sources. Kelly interviewed for the Jaguars’ GM vacancy last week. He had been with Las Vegas since 2022.
— Tashan Reed (@tashanreed) February 17, 2025
Kelly joined the Raiders as assistant general manager in 2022 and served as Las Vegas’ interim general manager to close the 2023 season following former GM Dave Ziegler’s dismissal.
The Raiders opted for Tom Telesco as its full-time GM for the 2024 season. Telesco and former Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce were fired by owner Mark Davis after the 2024 season.
John Spytek, formerly the assistant general manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was announced as the Raiders’ new general manager in January.
Before arriving in Las Vegas, Kelly spent seven seasons in Chicago with the Bears. Kelly served as the Bears’ assistant director of player personnel from 2017-21 following a two-year stint as the Bears’ director of pro scouting.
Prior to his Chicago stint, Kelly spent eight seasons with the Denver Broncos. Kelly joined the Broncos in 2007 and served as a Northeast region college scout and then as the assistant coordinator of pro and college scouting during the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
Kelly served as the assistant director of pro personnel during his final five seasons in Denver.