Mark Thewes arrived in Denver 16 years ago as a former Ohio high school teammate of Josh McDaniels. McDaniels was canned in his second season as the Broncos boss, but Thewes remained, becoming a trusted,

The Raiders are restructuring their front office after last month having hired as general John Spytek, who had gotten to know Thewes when he was a Broncos scout from 2013-15. They also last month hired Pete Carroll as head coach.