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Raiders' Move To Las Vegas From Oakland Approved By Nfl Owners

... noting the Miami Dolphins were the lone "no" vote. Raiders owner Mark Davis needed 24 "yes" votes for the proposal to be ratified. Davis released a statement on the decision, per Will Brinson of CBS Sports. Will Brinson @Will Brinson. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr also shared a statement on Twitter. Derek Carr @derekcarrqb. __link__'s Gregg Rosenthal tweeted how the timing of the Raiders' move couldn't be much worse for fans in Oakland. Gregg Rosenthal @greggrosenthal. 3/27/2017, 4:46:17 PM. The team will remain in Oakland for two more years, though. Davis confirmed the Raiders will play in the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum for 2017 and 2018, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Davis said any Raiders fans with season tickets in Oakland can have their money refunded if they so choose, per __link__'s Marc Sessler. The NFL shared comments from Davis at Monday's press conference. NFL @NFL. 3/27/2017, 6:31:30 PM. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said relocation provided the Raiders and the league with more ...

Oakland Raiders To Move To Las Vegas By 2020

... The team will share the venue with the University of Nevada. The Raiders are the third NFL franchise to relocate in the last year, after the Rams and the Chargers both moved to Los Angeles from St. Louis and San Diego, respectively. They are also the second new team for Sin City, after the NHL designated an expansion team for the city; the Golden Knights will debut on the ice next season. "The Raiders were born in Oakland and Oakland will always be part of our DNA," Raiders owner Mark Davis said in a statement. For more on how the Raiders franchise ended up in Vegas, head to Sports Illustrated , or read Davis' full statement below. Kimberly Alters. March 27, 2017. On Monday's Late Night, Seth Meyers showed a devastating highlight reel of President Trump bragging about his dealmaking prowess on the campaign trail. "Health care was the first test of Trump's supposed dealmaking skills, and it went up in flames," he noted. Trump's team is explaining his "inability to get a deal done" by insisting that Washington is more "broken" than Trump had ...

Raiders’ Move To Las Vegas Looks Like A Certain Bet

... a certain bet. March 25, 2017 Updated: March 25, 2017 8:40 pm. Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, Associated Press. Raiders owner Mark Davis, who has been building support for his move for years and didn’t complain when not allowed to move his team to Los Angeles, is seen as a good soldier by other owners. Raiders owner Mark Davis, who has been building support for his. On Feb. 11, 2016, Raiders owner Mark Davis and Oakland city officials got together at Oracle Arena and smiled in front of all the TV cameras. They agreed to a one-year lease extension at the Coliseum and pledged to work together to build a permanent facility for the football team. They haven’t met since. And now Davis, frustrated at the lack of progress toward getting a new stadium in Oakland and city officials’ vows not to spend taxpayer money to get one, is locked in on a move to Las Vegas. NFL owners are set to vote on the team’s possible relocation Monday or Tuesday at their meeting in Phoenix. Davis needs 24 of 32 owners to vote “yes,” though contingencies attached to a vote could ...

Joe Ellis, John Elway Reflect After Nfl Approves Raiders' Relocation To Las Vegas

... since their 1995 return to Oakland. Davis said Monday that he would offer a refund to any fans who asked for it, which could lead to scenes reminiscent of the ones at the Astrodome in 1995 and 1996, when the Oilers played in front of sparse crowds as their relocation to Tennessee became a reality. "That's never easy — having been in the situation when we played in Houston when they were moving to Tennessee," Elway said, recalling a Nov. 26, 1995 Broncos-Oilers game played in front of 36,113 fans in the 59,969-seat Astrodome. "It was a unique situation. It's tough for the people in Oakland to see their team leaving, but maybe they'll take advantage of the last couple of years that they have and support them while they're there.". While the immediate future is murky, the end game is clear: By 2020, the Raiders will move to a new stadium near the south end of the Las Vegas strip. The presence of legalized gambling on sporting events — long a concern in regards to the Las Vegas market — isn't the obstruction it once was. Ellis noted that "attitudes have softened a little bit," ...

Derek Carr Will Be Full Go For Offseason Workouts, Says Oakland Raiders Gm

... Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is not expected to be limited at all by his broken fibula in 2017. Slot to Oakland Raiders Newsletter Newsletter. Derek Carr is almost ready to get back on the field. Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie Mc Kenzie confirmed on Monday that his franchise quarterback will be full go for the start of offseason workouts next month, according to Scott Bair of CSN Bay Area. The offseason is in full swing for the Oakland Raiders. Want the latest signings sent straight to your inbox? – Sign up for our FREE Raiders newsletter now. Carr, 25, broke his fibula in Week 16, when his leg got awkwardly caught under Indianapolis Colts pass rusher Trent Cole while being sacked. He underwent surgery a couple days after suffering the injury and was originally given a 6-8 timetable for his return. The ambitious signal caller said he " absolutely " would have been able to play in the Super Bowl, had his Raiders made it that far without him. ...

Owners Approve Raiders' Move To Vegas 31-1

... ESPN he plans on staying in Oakland the next two seasons. The team holds a pair of one-year options at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. "My father always said, 'the greatness of the Raiders is in its future,' and the opportunity to build a world-class stadium in the entertainment capital of the world is a significant step toward achieving that greatness," Davis said in a statement. "I would like to thank Commissioner [Roger] Goodell, the National Football League and my 31 partners. I would also like to thank Governor Brian Sandoval and the Nevada Legislature for their commitment. Finally, I would like to thank Sheldon Adelson for his vision and leadership, without which this project never would have become a reality.". Davis continued: "The Raiders were born in Oakland and Oakland will always be part of our DNA. We know that some fans will be disappointed and even angry, ...

Jared Cook, Cordarrelle Patterson Should Impact Raiders, Afc West

... beholder, as AFC West teams made minor splashes, signing players who met an immediate need. But two players who could have significant impacts in their new surroundings will be guard Ronald Leary in Denver and tight end Jared Cook in Oakland. Leary was quietly one of the best players on the open market in terms of age, performance and room to grow. Many personnel executives believe he’s better than the player the Cowboys moved ahead of him on the depth chart: La’el Collins. Cook is a difficult matchup athletically for defenses. He has had four seasons with at least 44 receptions, including two 50-catch seasons in his time with the Rams. Tight end Jared Cook can present matchup issues and should help make the Raiders' passing game more efficient. Brett Davis/USA Today Sports. Adam Teicher, Kansas City Chiefs : Tight end Jared Cook gives the ...

If Raiders Go To Vegas, Oakland Could Win Financially

... the team’s rent to use the stadium, which jumped from $900,000 to $3.5 million last year, Mc Kibben said. “Our goal was to get to break-even after many years of running in the hole,” he said about the lease change. Oakland Coliseum. Raiders’ move to Las Vegas is no sure thing. On the expense side, the Coliseum Authority incurs game-day costs that include police officers, sheriff’s deputies, private security guards and all the other facility employees. Field conversion alone — the three or four times a year when the Raiders and A’s share the stadium — costs the Authority a whopping $450,000 for every back-and-forth switch. It’s a 20-hour process that involves uprooting goal posts, repainting yard lines and moving whole sections of seats. This coming season, total expenses are projected at $8 million. Taken together, the Coliseum would be looking at an extra $1 million this next season should the Raiders leave, Mc Kibben said. But any extra funds will quickly evaporate with facility maintenance in the coming years, said Roger ...