John Spytek

John F. Spytek (born August 1980) is an American professional football executive and former player who is the general manager for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and has previously worked with the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Early life Spytek was born in August 1980 and grew up in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha, where he played football and was a two-way end, being a starter for three years. He was first-team all-league on defense and second-team all-league on offense as a senior. After high school, Spytek attended the University of Michigan, where he played from 1999 to 2002 as an outside linebacker, posting 18 tackles as a sophomore and finishing with 37 tackles in his collegiate career.

Executive career After developing an interest in scouting, Spytek began his career in 2004, working as an intern in the operations department for the Detroit Lions. The following year, he joined the Philadelphia Eagles as an intern for the pro personnel department.

In 2013, Spytek joined the Denver Broncos as a Southwest area scout, and he was promoted the following year to national scout. He was a member of the Broncos' Super Bowl 50 championship team. In 2016, he was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as director of player personnel. The Tampa Bay Times described it as "the biggest free agent acquisition in franchise history," and the Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV that year. He received another promotion, to assistant general manager, in 2023.

Personal life Spytek and his wife, Kristen, had three children. Spytek and his wife later founded the National CMV Foundation to raise awareness of the disease.