The Las Vegas Raiders hired former Los Angeles Chargers general manager Tom Telesco as their new GM, it was announced on Tuesday.

This comes less than six weeks after the Raiders beat the Chargers 63-21 at Allegiant Stadium on Dec. 14 and Telesco and coach Brandon Staley paid for the historic loss with their jobs the next day.

The Las Vegas Raiders will hire Antonio Pierce as head coach.

Pierce was elevated to interim head coach after they fired Josh McDaniels. 

Several key players on the Raiders lobbied strong for Pierce to be retained. 

The Jim Harbaugh derby for NFL teams is about to heat up.

The Los Angeles Chargers are set to be the first NFL team to meet with Harbaugh about their head-coaching vacancy, according to ESPN and multiple reports.

Atlanta, Carolina, Las Vegas, Seattle, Tennessee and Washington also have openings.

Interim coach Antonio Pierce has emerged as the leading candidate to become the full-time head coach of the Raiders, with the support of key players in Las Vegas, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

There will be other options for Raiders owner Mark Davis to consider, but as one source said, "I would be blown away if Antonio weren't the pick."

Antonio Pierce is getting support from two of the Las Vegas Raiders' best players to become the team's full-time head coach.

Davante Adams said Pierce had his "vote" to be coach in 2024 and "that's basically how the whole locker room feels," three-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby said Pierce had his "100%" support as well.

"There's only 32 [NFL] head coaches in the whole world," Crosby said, "so you've got to find a leader of men. And when you've got one of them in the building currently, I don't know why you would let them go."

Pierce, who replaced the fired Josh McDaniels on Nov. 1, has guided the Raiders to a 4-4 mark.