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Nobody really knew what to expect when the Las Vegas Raiders (then residing in Oakland) announced the hiring of NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock as the GM they were to pair with new head coach Jon Gruden. A draft analyst jumping straight from television to a professional front office simply has not happened in the modern era of the NFL. Mayock had a lot of work ahead of them; the Raiders had a solid quarterback in Derek Carr, but otherwise the entire roster needed an overhaul.
Mayock tried to start off his tenure with a bang. Most notoriously, he traded a fifth-round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers for Antonio Brown, who was cut before the season began. The move obviously did not work out but it's tough to blame Mayock for that. Nobody could have predicted Brown would sabotage his career in such a swift and dramatic manner. It was far from his only big move; the Raiders had three first-round picks in 2019, Mayock's first draft calling the shots rather than breaking down decisions on camera.