The Las Vegas Raiders communications staff is being recognized for their diligent work over the past year within the NFL landscape.
The team has been nominated for the Pete Rozelle Award, which is voted on by the Pro Football Writers of America and is given annually to the NFL club public relations staff that "consistently strives for excellence in its dealings and relationships with the media."
This is the first time the Raiders communications staff has been a finalist for the honor, following a 2023 season with a head coach and general manager change in Week 8. The department consists of Vice President of Communications Will Kiss, Communications Manager Cam Russo and Communications Coordinators Jade Capristo, Joseph Hooven and Ashley Smith.
It's also worth nothing that Kiss, who has spearheaded the department since 2013, is a University of San Francisco alum such as the award's namesake – Pete Rozelle, the former NFL Commissioner.
"It's an honor for our staff to be selected as a finalist for the Rozelle Award by the PFWA," Kiss said. "It's a testament to the dedicated people behind the scenes that work hard to facilitate year-round media coverage. The PFWA has a strong local chapter, and we look forward to their continued storytelling of the Raiders."
The other teams up for the award are the Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. Voting for the PFWA's Off-Field Awards takes place until May 24, with the winners to be announced shortly after.
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Get an exclusive look at photos from phase two of the Silver and Black's offseason program.
Las Vegas Raiders tackle Dalton Wagner (78) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders offensive assistant De'Andre Pierce at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Jack Jones (18) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders safety Chris Smith II (29) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Amari Gainer (53) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Tommy Eichenberg (45) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Decamerion Richardson (25) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Sam Webb (27) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Charles Snowden (49) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tackle/guard Andrus Peat (75) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers (16) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell (12) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Carter Bradley (14) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew II (15) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Carter Bradley (14) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell (12) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew II (15) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Anthony Brown Jr. (13) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman David Agoha (55) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Zach Gentry (88) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Ramel Keyton (82) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end John Samuel Shenker (86) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders safety Trey Taylor (37) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders running back Sincere McCormick (28) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Marquan McCall (52) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Tomari Fox (60) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman David Agoha (55) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end TJ Franklin (57) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end TJ Franklin (57) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Noah Shannon (62) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Tyree Wilson (9) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Elerson Smith (92) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end TJ Franklin (57) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end TJ Franklin (57) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Tomari Fox (60) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle John Jenkins (95) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Byron Young (93) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman David Agoha (55) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Byron Young (93) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Marquan McCall (52) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce (51) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Tyree Wilson (9) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Janarius Robinson (97) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Charles Snowden (49) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Tomari Fox (60) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Michael Mayer (87) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Harrison Bryant (84) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Zach Gentry (88) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Harrison Bryant (84) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders running back Zamir White (3) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders guard Jackson Powers-Johnson (70) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders running back Alexander Mattison (22) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tackle Thayer Munford Jr. (77) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end John Samuel Shenker (86) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Zach Gentry (88) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Michael Mayer (87) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Cole Fotheringham (85) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tackle DJ Glaze (71) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tackle Jalen McKenzie (54) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Anthony Brown Jr. (13) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tackle Jalen McKenzie (54) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Michael Mayer (87) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end John Samuel Shenker (86) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Cole Fotheringham (85) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders running back Brittain Brown (38) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Tommy Eichenberg (45) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker (11) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jeff Foreman (80) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Ramel Keyton (82) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tulu Griffin (81) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tyreik McAllister (32) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Kristian Wilkerson (83) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker (11) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver DJ Turner (19) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Michael Mayer (87) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew II (15) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Amari Gainer (53) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Tommy Eichenberg (45) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders safety Trey Taylor (37) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders running back Dylan Laube (23) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders running back Brittain Brown (38) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end John Samuel Shenker (86) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Cole Fotheringham (85) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Cole Fotheringham (85) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders guard Clark Barrington (64) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tackle DJ Glaze (71) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders guard Jackson Powers-Johnson (70) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tackle DJ Glaze (71) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) and tight end Michael Mayer (87) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Cole Fotheringham (85) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman David Agoha (55) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Jakorian Bennett (0) at a workout during phase two of the offseason program at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
