Sheldon White, the director of pro scouting for the Pittsburgh Steelers, will not be joining the Las Vegas Raiders as general manager. Despite White’s interview, it has been reported that the Raiders will appoint John Spytek, the assistant general manager of the Buccaneers, as their next general manager.
Since Spytek and Raiders minority owner Tom Brady played together at Michigan, Spytek always had the inside track to the position. Spytek also worked in the front office that helped the Buccaneers, who were headed by Brady, win a Super Bowl.
As the Steelers replaced Kevin Colbert with Omar Khan, White joined the team in 2022 as part of a front office retooling.
Khan brought in White, whom Khan had known from his NFL days. White has a long NFL career, especially with the Detroit Lions, where he spent more than ten years in the front office. In 2015, he was the acting general manager.
After that, White became the executive director of player personnel and recruitment at Michigan State, where he remained until 2020. Before being hired by the Steelers in his present position, he made a comeback to the NFL in 2021 as a scout with the Washington Commanders.
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