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Their nickname conjures images of mavericks and renegades. But did you know pro football’s Raiders weren’t always known as such?
Elvis left the building in 1977, and the NFL’s Raiders will enter it in 2020. To (sort of) paraphrase Dandy Don Meredith on “Monday Night Football,” turn on the lights, the party’s only getting started.
The American Professional Football Association was founded in 1920. Fourteen teams played in the inaugural season, including the Chicago Cardinals and Decatur Staleys.
A look at all the steps that took place before NFL owners approved the Raiders’ application to move to Las Vegas.
Season-ticket information for the Las Vegas Raiders will be announced at a later date. Those who want them now can get on the waiting list to see them in Oakland, California.
This is a list of North American urban areas with at least two teams in the four major professional leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL).
Golden Knights owner Bill Foley concedes his team will have to work harder to secure corporate sponsorship deals for the NHL expansion team now that the NFL and the Raiders are in Las Vegas.
Monday’s announcement that the team will relocate to Las Vegas from Oakland not only is a boost to fans but also to representatives of the city’s tourism industry who see a potential bonanza in additional visitation.
Now that the National Football League has approved the relocation of the Oakland Raiders franchise to Las Vegas, it’s time to buy those season tickets, right? Wrong.
The NFL has given its approval. The Oakland Raiders will relocate to Las Vegas. Here’s what fans are saying on Twitter about the approval for relocation.
Raiders officials have said they plan on playing in Oakland until the new 65,000-seat domed stadium is complete in Las Vegas. But the facility isn’t expected to open until the 2020 season.
National Football League owners voted Monday in Phoenix to approve the relocation of the Oakland Raiders to Southern Nevada, where a $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed stadium will be built for the team.
A pro-Las Vegas vote is anticipated, but owner Mark Davis has been nervous for months regarding the outcome as he waits for his wealthy peer group to decide whether it is in their financial interest to allow the Raiders to move to the desert.
In a letter obtained by The Mercury News, Goodell told Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf the city’s current stadium proposal is not up to snuff days before the league’s owners are expected to vote on the team’s relocation to Las Vegas.
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