[From ESPN]

-- Two decades before he was running the Las Vegas Raiders, John Spytek got his foot in the door of an NFL franchise as an intern for the Detroit Lions.

An ambitious film and scouting ******, Spytek eventually worked in the scouting departments for the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos before holding multiple front office roles, including assistant general manager for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

"The guys that are good at pulling out fifth-, sixth- [and] seventh-round picks nine times out of 10 are the guys that might go against the grain and go, 'I know we've got some low grades on this guy, but hey, this guy can really help us,'" said Russell, who is currently a senior personnel executive for the Eagles.

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