HENDERSON, Nev. -- The first time Pete Carroll and John Spytek crossed paths?
Super Bowl XLVIII, in 2014.
"I was working for the Broncos," Spytek said, referencing Carroll then being head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. "And we got our faces caved in. I told him, when we first talked, I was still sore from that."
There will be plenty more time for talking, and healing, now that Spytek and Carroll have joined forces with the Las Vegas Raiders with Spytek, 44, a first-time general manager and Carroll, 73, the Raiders' fifth coach, counting interims, since 2021.