Silver And Black Pride
Let’s take a quick look at how the 2025 Las Vegas Raiders’ current roster, built by the new regime of general manager John Spytek and head coach Pete Carroll, breaks down:
Holdovers: 28
2025 free agent signings: 12
2025 draft picks: 9
2025 trades: 3
2025 waiver claims: 1
So, 25 of 53 players have been brought in by the new regime. That’s pretty standard around the league. New leadership always wants to out an immediate touch on a roster. So, it’s no surprise.
What does stand out, however, is Spytek and Carroll haven’t relied heavily on players they formerly coached as heavily as some new regimes do. We remember Patriots West of a few eaers ago, don’t we?
There are only five new players on the Raiders’ roster that have ties to either Carroll or Spytek. They are:
Carroll ties: Geno Smith, Jamal Adams, Stone Forsythe.
Spytek ties: Alex Cappa, Devin White.
I kind of like that their isn’t an over-saturation of familiar faces. Sometimes, that can be a lazy approach.
Sure, there is something to be said about familiarity and trust and that certainly played a role in the Raiders’ handing over their most important player decision to Smith this year.
But the Raiders added players form around the league and that appears to be a refreshing change.
That will naturally continue in future years as both Spytek, who came from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Carroll, a year removed from coaching the Seattle Seahawks, move further away from their former homes.
