Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was not present when the NFL announced the relocation of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas during a press conference Monday morning at the NFL Owners meeting at the posh Biltmore Hotel. When NFL owners voted in January 2016 to approve the Rams’ proposal to move from St. Louis and build a stadium in Inglewood, they also gave the Chargers an option to join the Rams there – leaving the Raiders out of the L.A. equation.
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That’s the message the league has been pushing to great success in recent years, and on Monday, owners approved the relocation of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas.
Murphy also said that taxpayers are not only putting in $750 million for the stadium but approved an additional $200 million for maintenance over a multi-decade period. It’s also possible that over the next three years the Bucs will be chosen for another game in London (and at a different site than Wembley Stadium), or perhaps even Mexico City or some other worldwide location. It’s fair for tax payers to wonder why billionaires can’t pay for their own stadiums.
None of these are reasons for owner Mark Davis and the Raiders not to take the sweetheart of a deal being offered by the powers that be in Las Vegas, but they are absolutely things to consider from a competitive standpoint, once the Raiders move into their new digs in Sin City. The NFL viewed that as a challenge. “Partially because we were already undertaking that challenge in another California market”. There are other forms of public participation and public support. Neither team is in public discussions about a new stadium. It doesn’t necessarily have to be public funding.
“We’re all disappointed”, Goodell said. They have to decide.
“I didn’t know until a few minutes ago they were still going to be in Oakland for a little while longer.” she said. The Raiders have one-year options on their lease in Oakland for 2017 and 2018, but their new stadium is note expected to be ready until 2020.
“I used to be”, he responded. You may remember that Raider game – Oakland native Doug Martin ran for approximately a billion yards. These are the most committed and passionate fans any city or team could hope to have.
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“So we’re delighted for the Raiders, we think this will lead to a more stable franchise and that’s the goal of all of us in the league is to have 32 clubs that are all strong”.
Oakland city leaders were feeling the sting and feeling slighted Monday after the National Football League owners approved the Raiders’ relocation to Las Vegas.
“That’s a matter for ownership”, Grubman said. “It’s a policy issue”.
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It isn’t the first time the Raiders have left fans heartbroken. There is still a lot to be worked out to complete this deal and Mark Davis needs to know as they say in Vegas: The house always win.
