Tom Telesco didn’t put serious thought into becoming a media member when he contemplated his next career steps after the Los Angeles Chargers relieved him of his duties as general manager of the team after nearly 11 seasons.
But Telesco thought he had better odds of being a football analyst than becoming a GM for another NFL team. He considered helping out a high school football team or landing a different front office job before he got the surprising call from Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis expressing interest in interviewing him for the club’s GM vacancy.
