The Las Vegas Raiders struggled mightily both times they faced the Los Angeles Charges this season. There was a very clear reason why.

Alexander was one of the first hires made by Joe Hortiz when he came in as the Chargers' general manager last offseason. The Raiders have already interviewed Alexander and plan to conduct a second interview with him on Monday.

The AFC West underwent a dramatic shakeup on Friday with the arrival of Pete Carroll as Las Vegas Raiders head coach – rekindling his longstanding rivalry with Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh in the process.

With the big rivalry win, the Chargers secure the #5 seed in the AFC and surge into the playoffs where they will take on C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans in the Wild Card round. Presented by Ticketmaster.

NFL teams are in the planning stages for the 2025 season and the Las Vegas Raiders first step was to choose their new head coach, and after several interviews, the veteran Pete Car

If Alexander is hired, it would be the second consecutive year in which the Raiders hired a general manager from the Chargers’ front office. Last year, they hired Tom Telesco, who was fired after one season in Las Vegas. Telesco was with the Bolts for 11 seasons.

The Los Angeles Chargers are getting closer to losing a key front office name—thanks to the Las Vegas Raiders. While the Chargers are winning the overall NFL head-coach hiring cycle because other teams seem to be staying away from Jesse Minter, a report last week said assistant general manager Chad Alexander is a hot commodity.

Faced with hiring a general manager and head coach, most NFL owners would’ve been heavily involved in every facet of the process

The Raiders were among the front-runners to land Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, but had to pivot when Johnson took over in Chicago. Here's a look at how the NFL world reacted to that pivot, and the hiring of Carroll:

The Las Vegas Raiders adding head coach Pete Carroll to an AFC West that already includes Andy Reid with the Kansas City Chiefs and Sean Payton with the Denver Broncos is a dominant conversation right now. But Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers don’t need to worry about Carroll and the Raiders nearly as much as the hype makes it seem.

Los Angeles Chargers fans are likely smiling ear-to-ear knowing that the Las Vegas Raiders have re-signed DC Patrick Graham.