Raiders hiring NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock as new general manager, ESPN sources say

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The Oakland Raiders are hiring NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock as their general manager, league sources tell ESPN. The announcement will be made as early as today.

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Mayock once interviewed and met with former Raiders owner Al Davis for the same job. He spent part of last summer with the Raiders.

Head coach Jon Gruden calls Mayock a "passionate personnel man."

The Raiders fired Reggie McKenzie as general manager earlier this month.

The team finished this season with a record of 4-12.