Finding Your Summit

Welcome back to Finding Your Summit! Host Mark Pattison sits down with Hondo Carpenter, the longest-tenured beat reporter for the Las Vegas Raiders, for a candid deep-dive into organizational dysfunction, leadership failures, and what it takes to build winning cultures in professional sports. As a former Raiders player himself, Mark brings unique insight to this conversation about a storied franchise struggling to find its identity in the modern NFL. Hondo, who has covered multiple NFL teams including the Raiders, Rams, and Chiefs for Sports Illustrated, delivers an unflinching analysis of the Raiders' tumultuous 2024-25 season and explores the critical question on every fan's mind: How does Tom Brady's minority ownership role influence the franchise's future? This episode offers rare insider access to the inner workings of an NFL organization in crisis, examining everything from Pete Carroll's failed tenure to the upcoming draft decision on potential generational talent Cam Ward (Mendoza). Key Topics Discuss