Bucs vice president of player personnel John Spytek is interviewing for the Steelers general manager position for a second time. The news was first reported by Mike Garafolo, Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport.
The #Steelers will have a second round of interviews for their vacant GM job. Among those who have been scheduled are the #Titans’ Ryan Cowden and the #Buccaneers’ John Spytek, sources tell me, @RapSheet and today’s @gmfb cohost @TomPelissero. Others will interview, too.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) May 5, 2022
Pittsburgh is on to its second round of interviews for the G.M. job. Spytek first interviewed with the Steelers back in February.
Kevin Colbert, who has held the G.M. position for 22 years in Pittsburgh is stepping aside. Colbert just concluded his final draft with the Steelers last weekend. He helped Pittsburgh win a pair of Super Bowl championships – one with Bill Cowher and another with Mike Tomlin.
Spytek also interviewed with Minnesota and Las Vegas for their general manager positions this offseason. He’s spent the past seven years with the Bucs as general manager Jason Licht’s right-hand man in the personnel department. Spytek has been instrumental in helping the Bucs build a roster that won Super Bowl LV. He’s has spent the last 19 years in the NFL in different scouting and personnel capacities with multiple teams.
In 2016, Spytek replaced Jon Robinson, who was Tampa Bay’s previous director of player personnel. Robinson left the Bucs to become the Titans general manager. With Spytek in demand this offseason, it’s only a matter of time before Licht loses another top personnel executive to another team to serve as a G.M.
Scott Reynolds is in his 30th year of covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the vice president, publisher and senior Bucs beat writer for PewterReport.com. Author of the popular SR's Fab 5 column on Fridays, Reynolds oversees web development and forges marketing partnerships for PewterReport.com in addition to his editorial duties. A graduate of Kansas State University in 1995, Reynolds spent six years giving back to the community as the defensive coordinator/defensive line coach for his sons' Pop Warner team, the South Pasco Predators. Reynolds can be reached at: [email protected]
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