Mark Thewes arrived in Denver 16 years ago as a former Ohio high school teammate of Josh McDaniels. McDaniels was canned in his second season as the Broncos boss, but Thewes remained, becoming a trusted,

The Raiders are restructuring their front office after last month having hired as general John Spytek, who had gotten to know Thewes when he was a Broncos scout from 2013-15. They also last month hired Pete Carroll as head coach.

Robbie Paton is replacing Greg Nejmah, who was fired after 16 years with the Jets. Mougey also moved on from senior director of football administration David Socie. He worked for the Jets for eight years.