The Oakland Raiders are considering a move to acquire retired running back Marshawn Lynch, according to reports.
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Can Sam Boyd Stadium be the temporary home of the Raiders? UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy says yes.
In making official Thursday what has been reported for months by applying for relocation from Oakland to Las Vegas, the Raiders moved this town one enormous step closer to the sort of national relevancy only those cities housing a National Football League team know.
The Oakland Raiders have applied for relocation to Las Vegas, the franchise confirmed Thursday to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Stack up the statistics of a traditional market study, like NFL owners are doing as they consider the Oakland Raiders’ prospective relocation, and Las Vegas wouldn’t stand a chance against the positives offered by the San Francisco Bay area. It’s the intangibles that make Las Vegas competitive, analysts say.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that a study comparing Las Vegas to Oakland would be the next step in the process of relocating the team to a $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed stadium off the Strip.
Here’s what national pro football writers are saying about the Raiders’ proposed move to Las Vegas.
NFL owners desire specific numbers on things such as potential corporate support and how strong a fan base Las Vegas could create to support the Raiders over the long term.
Questions raised by two Clark County commissioners about aproposed NFL stadium prevented the body from taking a stance Tuesday on the $1.9 billion project.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Friday he would support Raiders owner Mark Davis if he wanted to move his NFL franchise from Oakland to Las Vegas.