The Raiders are back on the field Tuesday for their second week of organized team activities. Here are three position battles the team will have its eye on.
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The Raiders’ coaching staff has increased the energy at practice, and one rookie has stood out in the first week of organized team activities.
Six key Raiders players from a defense that surrendered the ninth-fewest points in the NFL last season are entering the final year of their contracts.
The Raiders have begun organized team activities, which means fans have questions about how the team is shaping up so far.
Workers on the site were already adhering to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, according to a news release.
Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, crews could be seen working all around the stadium, carrying out signage work and curtain wall duties, among a bevy of tasks.
As Allegiant Stadium rises from the ground its place in the Las Vegas skyline has come into form.
Local leaders won’t speculate on a future NFL draft here, but what’s known for sure is that thousands of people and millions of dollars won’t be coming in April.
The first ETFE panels—short for ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, a fluorine based plastic— affixed to the roof near the north east portion of the $2 billion stadium were installed Monday.
With the placing of an “m” early Tuesday, the multiday installation process of the first illuminated “Allegiant Stadium” signage on the future home of the Raiders was complete.
“I can tell you, the first thing that I promised to have happen, is I’m going to feed all the workers and a plus-one a steak dinner on the floor of that stadium,” he said.
The sun rose over Allegiant Stadium Saturday morning, but this time was a bit more special than usual.
The first stadium signage for Allegiant Stadium is being installed Thursday morning, with the lowercase “a” from Allegiant being affixed to the east facing portion of the $2 billion stadium.
Work crews have begun to hoist stadium lighting into the rafters of the $2 billion facility, expected to be complete by late July.