La reubicación de los Oakland Raiders a Las Vegas vio a los Oakland Raiders , un club de fútbol americano de la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (NFL), mudarse de su antigua casa de Oakland, California , al área metropolitana de Las Vegas, Nevada . Los rebautizados Los Vegas Raiders juegan partidos en casa en el Allegiant Stadium en Paradise, Nevada , que se completó sustancialmente el 31 de julio de 2020.
El movimiento de los Raiders siguió a años de esfuerzos fallidos por parte del dueño del equipo, Mark Davis, para renovar o reemplazar el Oakland Coliseum , que había sido calificado constantemente como uno de los peores estadios de la NFL. [1] [2] Los dueños de equipos de la NFL aprobaron el movimiento, 31-1, en su reunión anual de la liga en Phoenix, Arizona , el 27 de marzo de 2017. [3] [4]
Los Raiders se convirtieron en la tercera franquicia de la NFL en la década de 2010 en anunciar un movimiento, luego del regreso de los Rams en 2016 de St. Louis, Missouri , a Los Ángeles, California , [5] y el movimiento de los Chargers en 2017 de San Diego a Los Ángeles. suburbio de Carson, California . [6] Los Chargers y los Rams ahora comparten el estadio SoFi en Inglewood, California .
Fondo
Los Oakland Raiders se fundaron como miembro fundador de la American Football League (AFL) en 1960. El equipo se unió a la NFL como resultado de la fusión en 1970. Desde 1966 hasta 1981, jugó partidos en casa en el Oakland Coliseum , que compartido con la Major League Baseball 's Atléticos de Oakland después de que el equipo se trasladó a Oakland a Kansas City, Missouri , en 1968. en 1980 , al Davis , insatisfecho con la situación estadio en Oakland y ver suites de lujo como el futuro de la NFL, llegó a un acuerdo con la comisión del Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum para trasladar a los Raiders a Los Ángeles. La NFL se había negado a permitir que el equipo se moviera, pero un tribunal anuló la liga, despejando el camino para que los Raiders se mudaran a Los Ángeles y se convirtieran en Los Angeles Raiders en 1982. [7] Los Raiders jugaron partidos en casa en el Los Angeles Memorial. Coliseo de 1982 a 1994 . En 1995 , los Raiders regresaron a Oakland después de que la ciudad y el condado de Alameda acordaron construir los asientos de lujo y del club en el Oakland Coliseum con una estructura que se conocería como Mount Davis . [8] [9] [10] Davis decidió devolver a los Raiders a Oakland después de que la Comisión del Coliseo Conmemorativo de Los Ángeles no cumpliera con las renovaciones prometidas para construir suites de lujo (el Coliseo no tendría suites de lujo hasta una renovación de 2019) y después de que él no pudo asegurar un nuevo estadio en el área de Los Ángeles. En un momento dado, una propuesta de mudanza a Sacramento que involucraba a Davis tomando posesión de los Sacramento Kings parecía posible, pero el trato se vino abajo. [11]
Las Vegas había sido el hogar de varias otras franquicias de fútbol profesional entre 1994 y la llegada de los Raiders, ninguna de las cuales fue particularmente exitosa. El Las Vegas Posse , que forma parte de la Liga de Fútbol Canadiense 's esfuerzo para entrar en el mercado estadounidense , duró una temporada en 1994 y sufría de un mal producto en el campo y la baja asistencia. [12] La XFL incluyó a Las Vegas Outlaws en su única temporada de 2001. La asistencia y el desempeño en el campo fueron respetables, y el equipo abrazó la cultura de la ciudad, [13] pero el modesto éxito de los Outlaws se vio ensombrecido por el fracaso de la XFL. Las locomotoras de Las Vegas de la Liga de Fútbol de Estados fueron un éxito importante en el campo y fueron uno de los mejores equipos del UFL; no obstante, sufrió una escasa asistencia que continuó disminuyendo durante la existencia de la liga hasta el punto de que su último partido en casa atrajo solo a 600 fanáticos. [14] La Arena Football League incluyó tres equipos en Las Vegas a lo largo de su historia: Las Vegas Sting (1994 y 1995), Las Vegas Gladiators (2003 a 2007, que se mudó a Cleveland y se convirtió en Cleveland Gladiators antes de retirarse) y otro Las Vegas Outlaws (2015). El Las Vegas Sin of the Lingerie Football League (ahora Legends Football League ) jugó en la ciudad de 2011 a 2014.
La búsqueda de una casa
Los esfuerzos recientes para renovar el Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum o reemplazarlo con un nuevo estadio de fútbol en Oakland o en otro lugar comenzaron el 18 de noviembre de 2009. [15] En 2011, Al Davis murió; El control del equipo fue asumido por su hijo Mark Davis, quien hizo del problema del estadio de tres décadas una prioridad absoluta. Los Raiders pudieron moverse después de la temporada 2013 de la NFL , cuando expiró el contrato de arrendamiento del Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mientras exploraban posibles soluciones en el Área de la Bahía y en otros lugares, los Raiders firmaron extensiones de un año de su contrato de arrendamiento en el Coliseo.
2011: Estadio de Levi
Los Raiders estaban hablando con los 49ers de San Francisco sobre compartir el Levi's Stadium planeado en Santa Clara, California . [16] Sin embargo, los 49ers siguieron adelante sin los Raiders y empezaron la construcción del estadio de $ 1.2 mil millones el 19 de abril de 2012, [17] y luego vendieron $ 670 millones en asientos, incluido el 70% de los clubes y suites de lujo, lo que lo hace más improbable. que los Raiders querrían explorar cualquier idea de compartir el estadio, ya que luego serían inquilinos secundarios con poco o ningún derecho comercial sobre las muy lucrativas suites de lujo. [18]
En octubre de 2012, Mark Davis le dijo al reportero de NFL Network, Ian Rapoport, que no tenía planes de compartir el estadio, pero que reconocía la necesidad de los Raiders de un nuevo hogar y que esperaba que el nuevo hogar estuviera en Oakland. [19] Cuando el Levi's Stadium abrió el 17 de julio de 2014, el comisionado de la NFL Roger Goodell mencionó a la multitud en vivo que sería un gran hogar para los Raiders y que el equipo tenía que decidir si quería o no jugar allí o construir un estadio en el sitio del Oakland – Alameda County Coliseum. [20]
2012-2013: Coliseum City
El 7 de marzo de 2012, el entonces alcalde Jean Quan dio a conocer un ambicioso proyecto a los medios de comunicación que estaba diseñado para mejorar las instalaciones deportivas de los tres equipos deportivos de las grandes ligas de la ciudad (los Raiders, los Oakland Athletics y los Golden State Warriors ). , además de atraer nuevos negocios a la ciudad. El proyecto, denominado Coliseum City, había implicado la remodelación del complejo existente Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. La remodelación habría visto la construcción de dos nuevos estadios en la ubicación actual, un estadio solo de béisbol y un estadio solo de fútbol, mientras que Oracle Arena , hogar de los Warriors, habría sido reconstruido o sometido a extensas renovaciones. Se comprometió una suma de $ 3,5 millones para la planificación preliminar del proyecto. Sin embargo, ningún funcionario de ninguno de los equipos de Grandes Ligas de Oakland estuvo presente en la conferencia de prensa.
Según el San Francisco Business Times , el administrador adjunto de la ciudad de Oakland, Fred Blackwell, dijo que Bay Investment Group LLC, una entidad formada por Colony Capital LLC, Rashid Al Malik (presidente y director ejecutivo de HayaH Holdings) y la ciudad, tenía numerosos detalles para continuar trabajando para el proyecto de Coliseum City de $ 2 mil millones, que cubría 800 acres que rodean el complejo Oakland-Alameda Coliseum. El equipo de desarrollo también incluyó a JRDV Urban International, HKS Architects y Forest City Real Estate Services. En una situación ideal, la construcción podría haber comenzado a fines de 2014. [21] Mientras tanto, los Warriors comenzaron a seguir adelante con planes para construir una nueva arena en Mission Bay , no lejos de Oracle Park , y cruzar la bahía desde Oakland. a San Francisco en 2019.
2013: Concord, California
La abandonada Estación de Armas Navales de Concord , a 26,6 millas de Oakland, se anunció en 2013 como una posible ubicación para un nuevo estadio, pero los desarrollos no se materializaron. [22]
2014: San Antonio, Texas
En julio de 2014, San Antonio, Texas , emergió como un destino potencial para el equipo, luego de que el dueño de los Raiders, Mark Davis, visitara la ciudad para la inducción del ex receptor abierto de los Raiders, Cliff Branch, en un salón de la fama local. San Antonio, aunque es un mercado de medios más pequeño que el Área de la Bahía de San Francisco, tenía un estadio relativamente nuevo y listo para la NFL en el Alamodome , y menos competencia deportiva. [23] El 29 de julio de 2014, el San Antonio Express-News informó que Mark Davis se reunió con funcionarios del gobierno de San Antonio para discutir un movimiento después de la temporada 2014-15 de la NFL. [24] Los Raiders habrían jugado en el Alamodome de 65.000 asientos hasta que se pudiera construir un nuevo estadio. San Antonio permaneció en disputa al menos hasta noviembre de 2014, cuando el personal de los Raiders inspeccionó el estadio y comenzó a negociar con los funcionarios de la ciudad. [25] En diciembre de 2018, Davis dijo que su principal preocupación con el Alamodome era el césped artificial del estadio . [26]
2015: los Raiders intentan armar un proyecto con Athletics
Se informó a principios de 2015 que los Raiders se reunieron con el propietario de los Atléticos, Lewis Wolff, en un esfuerzo por crear una solución de estadio donde se habrían construido dos estadios separados (uno para los Raiders y otro para los Atléticos) en el sitio del coliseo. Los Atléticos se opusieron al trato. [27] En una entrevista con JT the Brick en KGMZ el 4 de abril de 2017, Davis reveló que le ofreció a Wolff el 20% de los Raiders en un intento por cerrar un trato. Davis explicó además que lo más cerca que estuvieron los Raiders de un acuerdo en Oakland fue en 2013 con Colony Capital, antes de que los Atléticos acordaran una extensión de arrendamiento de 10 años en el Coliseum con la ciudad de Oakland. [28]
2015: Proyecto de Los Ángeles y derrota ante los Rams
El 19 de febrero de 2015, los Raiders y los entonces San Diego Chargers anunciaron que construirían un estadio con financiación privada de $ 1,78 mil millones en Carson, California, si regresaban al mercado de Los Ángeles. [29] Ambos equipos declararon que seguirían intentando que se construyeran estadios en sus respectivas ciudades. [30] El Ayuntamiento de Carson pasó por alto una votación pública y aprobó el plan 3-0. [31] El consejo votó sin haber aclarado varias cuestiones, incluido quién financiaría el estadio, cómo se realizaría el intercambio de tierras requerido entre tres vías y cómo recaudaría suficientes ingresos si solo un equipo se mudaba como inquilino. [32]
El 12 de enero de 2016, la NFL rechazó la solicitud de los Raiders de moverse a favor de un plan competitivo de Stan Kroenke para trasladar a los St. Louis Rams de regreso a Los Ángeles y construir un estadio y un distrito de entretenimiento en Inglewood, California . Sin embargo, la NFL dejó abierta la posibilidad de que los Raiders se muden a Los Ángeles en 2020 y jueguen en el nuevo estadio en construcción para albergar a los Rams de Los Ángeles . Los San Diego Chargers tenían la primera opción para unirse a los Rams en el nuevo estadio. Los Raiders habrían sido autorizados a negociar un acuerdo si los Chargers no ejercían su opción en enero de 2017. [33] Los Chargers ejercieron su elección y anunciaron su mudanza a Los Ángeles en enero de 2017, dejando a los Raiders fuera del mercado del sur de California. . [6]
Por esta época, otros mercados expresaron interés en atraer a los Raiders. Duluth, Minnesota , propuso construir un estadio para el equipo, una propuesta que no se tomó en serio debido al pequeño tamaño del área metropolitana, la proximidad a los Minnesota Vikings y la falta de voluntad para comprometer dinero con la propuesta del estadio. [34]
Menos de un mes después de que los Chargers anunciaran su mudanza a Los Ángeles, Las Vegas emergió como el destino más probable para los Raiders.
2015-2017: Negociaciones para mudarse a Las Vegas y último esfuerzo en el estadio de Oakland
2015: Explorando Las Vegas
Al Davis visitaba con frecuencia Las Vegas y, a veces, consideraba trasladar a los Raiders a la ciudad. [35] El primer partido de fútbol profesional jugado en el área de Las Vegas fue un partido de pretemporada de los Raiders contra los Houston Oilers en 1964 en el Cashman Field original . [36] Mark Davis compró LasVegasRaiders.com en 1998 y renovó el registro de dominio cada año. [35] El 23 de febrero de 2015, mientras todavía estaba involucrado en el proyecto Carson, Mark Davis asistió a una reunión secreta en el Centro Internacional de Investigación de Juegos de la Universidad de Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) para analizar las apuestas deportivas de Las Vegas, su efecto en los profesionales. deportes, cómo podría afectar a un equipo de deportes profesionales en Las Vegas y cómo los Raiders y la NFL podrían funcionar en Las Vegas. En ese momento, Las Vegas era visto como un candidato a largo plazo para ganar los Raiders. La reunión fue organizada por Napoleon McCallum , un ex jugador de los Raiders convertido en empleado de Las Vegas Sands . McCallum se acercó a Davis para trasladar al equipo a Las Vegas antes del juego Broncos-Raiders el 9 de noviembre de 2014 en Oakland. McCallum fue el primero en sugerir una reunión con UNLV sobre la idea. Anteriormente, los funcionarios de Las Vegas, en particular la alcaldesa Carolyn Goodman , habían sugerido construir un estadio cerca de Las Vegas Motor Speedway . En la reunión estuvieron Davis y McCallum, junto con el entonces presidente de la UNLV, Don Snyder, y Bo Bernhard, director ejecutivo del International Gaming Institute. La reunión no se revelaría públicamente hasta dos años después. [37]
Mientras los Raiders buscaban una solución para el estadio, la UNLV había estado buscando una manera de construir un nuevo estadio para reemplazar el antiguo y obsoleto estadio Sam Boyd desde 2011. [38] Sin embargo, la universidad tenía problemas para conseguir los fondos. para construir un estadio y la voluntad política para ayudar a financiar un estadio para la UNLV con dinero público no existía. [39] A principios de 2016, se planteó la posibilidad de construir un estadio para albergar tanto a los Raiders como a la UNLV.
2016
El 29 de enero de 2016, Davis se reunió con el propietario de Las Vegas Sands , Sheldon Adelson, para mudarse a un estadio abovedado con capacidad para 65.000 dólares y 2.300 millones de dólares en Las Vegas . Davis también visitó la UNLV para reunirse con el presidente de la universidad, Len Jessup , el ex presidente de la universidad Donald Snyder, Steve Wynn y el ex propietario de Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lorenzo Fertitta . El estadio propuesto reemplazaría al estadio Sam Boyd y serviría como hogar tanto de los Raiders como de los UNLV Rebels . Los funcionarios de los Raiders visitaron Las Vegas para recorrer lugares en el valle en busca de un posible nuevo hogar, incluido el sitio de 42 acres del estadio propuesto.
Entrevistado por el columnista deportivo Tim Kawakami del San Jose Mercury News , Davis dijo que tuvo una "gran" visita a la ciudad. Davis también dijo que Las Vegas era una ciudad global y que "es absolutamente una ciudad de la NFL", además de decir que "a la marca Raider le iría bien" y "Creo que Las Vegas está avanzando lentamente". [40]
El 21 de marzo de 2016, Davis dijo: "Creo que a los Raiders les gusta el plan de Las Vegas" y "es un plan muy, muy, muy intrigante y emocionante". Davis también se reunió con el gobernador de Nevada, Brian Sandoval, sobre el plan del estadio. El 1 de abril de 2016, Davis recorrió el estadio Sam Boyd para evaluar si UNLV podría servir como hogar temporal del equipo. Habló con el entrenador de fútbol americano de la UNLV Tony Sánchez, la directora atlética Tina Kunzer-Murphy, el asesor Don Snyder y el presidente de la escuela Len Jessup.
On April 28, 2016, Davis said he wanted to move the Raiders to Las Vegas and he pledged $500 million toward the construction of a proposed $2.4 billion domed stadium.[41][42] "Together we can turn the Silver State into the silver and black state," Davis said.[41][43]
At a media conference in UNLV's Stan Fulton Building, Davis also said the club had "made a commitment to Las Vegas at this point in time and that's where it stands." In an interview with ESPN after returning from a meeting for the 2016 NFL draft he explained why southern Nevada might be a better location than the East Bay of the Oakland–San Francisco Bay Area and how he tried to make it work in Oakland; he also spoke of the meeting saying, "It was a positive, well-organized presentation that I believe was well-received", and said, "It was a very positive step in finding the Raiders a home."
On May 20, 2016, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he would support Davis and the Raiders' move to Las Vegas: "I think it would be good for the NFL."[44]
On May 23, 2016, the San Francisco Chronicle and other media outlets reported that a group led by former San Francisco 49ers safety (and Pro Football Hall of Fame member) Ronnie Lott and former quarterback Rodney Peete were looking into building a new Oakland stadium for the Raiders.[45] The group met with team executives and Oakland city officials to brief them on their proposal. They also met with mayor Libby Schaaf. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to begin negotiations with Lott's group and with the city of Oakland regarding the "price and terms of sale" for the 120-acre land of the Oakland Coliseum and Oracle Arena.
NFL.com's Judy Battista reported from the NFL spring league meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 24, 2016 that Davis planned to relocate the Raiders from Oakland to Las Vegas if Las Vegas & Clark County government officials, as well as wealthy businessmen, could come up with a suitable stadium proposal. At the spring league meeting, Davis, speaking about Las Vegas, was quoted to have said "It seems like a neutral site", adding, "[Las Vegas] could unite Raider Nation and not divide it. It's not giving up on something else. I would like to give somebody the opportunity to get something done."[46]
Davis publicly reiterated his commitment to his announced plans to move the Raiders franchise to Las Vegas, Nevada with the support of the state of Nevada and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson,[47] and said he did not want to negotiate further with Oakland while the Las Vegas deal was still actively in progress. A move to Las Vegas required approval by a three-quarters majority of NFL owners, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell publicly stated his preference for keeping the Raiders franchise in Oakland if at all possible.[48] However, it was reported that the NFL looked unfavorably on the Lott Group's financier Fortress Investment Group, known for defaulting on promises and backing patent trolls.
On August 11, 2016, Raiders' officials met with northern Nevada officials about the possibility of Reno being the site of a new training camp/practice facility, and they toured several sites including the University of Nevada, Reno, Reno area high schools, and sports complexes.[49] On August 25, 2016, the Raiders filed a trademark application for "Las Vegas Raiders" on the same day renderings of a new stadium (located west of Interstate 15 in Las Vegas) were released to the public.[50]
On September 15, 2016, the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee unanimously voted to recommend and approve $750 million for the Las Vegas stadium plan.[51]
On October 11, 2016, the Nevada Senate voted 16–5 to approve the funding bill for the Las Vegas stadium proposal.[52] The Nevada Assembly voted 28–13 three days later to approve the bill to fund the new Las Vegas stadium proposal; two days later, Governor Brian Sandoval signed the funding bill into law.[53]
Davis told ESPN on October 15, 2016, that even if the Raiders were approved by the league to move to the Las Vegas metropolitan area, the club would play the next two seasons at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in 2017 and 2018: "We want to bring a Super Bowl championship back to the Bay Area."[54] The team would then play at a temporary facility in 2019 after its lease at the Coliseum expires. Davis has also indicated a desire to play at least one preseason game in Las Vegas, at Sam Boyd Stadium, as early as the 2018 season.[48] (The Raiders' 2017 schedule has both preseason games in Oakland.)
On October 17, 2016, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed into law Senate Bill 1 and Assembly Bill 1 which approved a hotel room tax rate increase to accommodate $750 million in public funding for the new stadium.[55][56]
On November 12, 2016, a report from the NFL's in-house media team said Las Vegas might not be a done deal. The report said that most owners preferred the Raiders to stay in Oakland due to market size and stability. The vast majority of the NFL's revenue comes from TV contracts. So it made little sense for the other 31 NFL owners to allow one of their partners to leave the country's 6th-biggest media market for its 42nd.[57]
On November 30, 2016, a framework deal to keep the Raiders in Oakland was announced.[58] In addition to the public land, the city of Oakland would commit $200 million to improve the infrastructure of the surrounding area. The Raiders would contribute $500 million to the stadium, while Lott's group would contribute $400 million; the NFL already committed $300 million when it rejected the Raiders' bid to return to Los Angeles in 2015.[59] Ronnie Lott had no financial or ownership stake in the Raiders; some sources indicated that Lott was also asking for an ownership stake (reportedly around 20%) in the Raiders franchise as part of the deal, a condition that was unacceptable to Raiders owner Mark Davis.
The Oakland proposal was officially announced in December 2016,[60] and called for a $1.3 billion, football-only stadium built on the existing Coliseum site. It included mixed use development for possible office or retail space, hotel or residential living and parking, as well as 15 acres set aside for a new baseball-only facility for the Oakland Athletics if the A's so desired. The site also could have been expanded to include the land Oracle Arena sits on, with the Warriors cleared to move to their new San Francisco arena by the 2019 season.
The Ronnie Lott proposal was voted on by the Oakland city and Alameda County elected officials on December 13, 2016[59] and approved by Oakland in a 7–0 vote and by Alameda County in a 3–2 vote.[61][62]
2017
The Raiders officially filed paperwork to move to Las Vegas on January 19, 2017.[63] The Raiders needed 24 of the 32 NFL club owners to vote to officially approve the move to Las Vegas.[64]
On January 30, 2017, it was announced that Adelson had dropped out of the stadium project, also withdrawing the Las Vegas Sands' proposed $650 million contribution from the project. Instead, the Raiders would increase their contribution from $500 million to $1.15 billion.[65] One day after Adelson's announcement, Goldman Sachs (the company behind the financing to the proposed Las Vegas stadium) announced its intent to withdraw from the project.[66]
On January 31, 2017, in the aftermath of Adelson and Goldman Sachs' withdrawal from the Las Vegas deal, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Mayor Kevin Faulconer reached out to an NFL official to let them know they were eager to engage; a city official also spoke to a Raiders official on the phone. The Union-Tribune noted that any possible Raiders move to San Diego or bringing a team to the city would have been aided by a proposal for a soccer-specific stadium and mixed development. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated, during his State of the NFL address, that San Diego would need a new stadium in order to draw the team. Another roadblock for a Raiders move to the city would have been the owners of the current Los Angeles teams. Stan Kroenke and Dean Spanos would block any team from sharing Southern California, especially if that team is the Raiders (given the team's continued popularity in the region). San Diego, as an option for the Raiders, was remote.
San Diego was previously home to the San Diego Chargers from 1961 until 2016 (when the team moved to the Greater Los Angeles Area); a Raiders move there would have been ironic given that the team's primary rival the Chargers were based in that city. On February 16, 2017, the San Diego Union-Tribune obtained a letter from Doug Manchester that stated he had "assembled a powerful group of associates" who would develop a 70,000-seat stadium on the land of SDCCU Stadium; the letter also stated the project would provide "a viable alternative" to the Raiders in case Las Vegas fell through; the group also stated that they were "open to working with the Chargers, Raiders, other NFL owners, or a new ownership group"; it also stated an NFL franchise could participate as a partner or tenant: "Our group will provide the funds previously allocated to be provided by the City of San Diego and guarantee the stadium's expeditious construction. Accordingly it will not require voter approval." It also said they would provide "new state of the art scoreboards and upgrade Qualcomm Stadium while the new stadium is being constructed". On March 1, 2017, Fortress Investment Group submitted a tweaked version of the Oakland stadium plan to the NFL.
Múdate a Las Vegas
On March 6, 2017, the Raiders revealed that Bank of America would be replacing Sheldon Adelson's portion of the funding for the new stadium in Las Vegas.[67][68] On March 27, 2017, the National Football League officially approved the Raiders move from Oakland to Las Vegas in a 31–1 vote, with the Miami Dolphins being the only team to vote against the measure.[3][4] However, even though the Raiders were approved to move to Las Vegas, the club still played the 2017, 2018 and 2019 NFL seasons at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum and were still known as the Oakland Raiders as long as they played in the San Francisco Bay Area. The team moved to the new stadium in 2020.
The NFL issued a press release on April 14, 2017 outlining a statement of reasons as to why the league's ownership approved the Raiders' application to move from Oakland to Las Vegas.[69]
About one thousand season ticket holders asked for and received refunds after the move to Las Vegas was announced. Their tickets were sold to other fans within hours, and the Raiders' 53,250 season tickets were all sold out by late May.[70][71]
The league levied a $350 million moving fee on the Raiders, which will be paid in ten annual installments beginning in 2019. This figure is slightly more than half of the $650 million fee that the Rams and Chargers each paid to move to Los Angeles.[72]
On November 13, 2017, the Raiders officially broke ground on what was at the time tentatively called Las Vegas Stadium.[73][74]
2018
On January 2, 2018, the Henderson city council approved the sale of 55 vacant acres of land to the Raiders for their new headquarters and practice facility near Henderson Executive Airport.[75] In January, construction crews began blasting caliche rock with dynamite to excavate and create the stadium bowl.[76] By April 2018, more than 30 Raiders employees had already moved to Las Vegas from Oakland.[77]
On December 12, 2018, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that Las Vegas would host the 2020 NFL Draft, solidifying the NFL's support for the move, stating: "We look forward to working with the Raiders, Las Vegas officials and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to create an unforgettable week-long celebration of football for our fans, the incoming prospects and partners."[78] However, the draft was eventually held only via videoconferencing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[79] During the 2020 draft, Goodell announced that Las Vegas would instead host the draft in 2022.[80]
2019
On December 11, 2018, the city of Oakland filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Raiders and, individually, all 31 other teams in the NFL seeking millions of dollars in financial damages and unpaid debts on the Coliseum; the suit does not seek an injunction forcing the team to stay. In February 2019, it was reported that the Raiders were negotiating with Oracle Park in San Francisco, home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants for 2019,[81] but the San Francisco 49ers reportedly vetoed the deal using their territorial rights.[82] The Raiders then, with admitted reluctance, resumed negotiations with the Coliseum[83] and announced a renewal with that venue on February 25; the agreement, which ran for one or two years depending on whether the Allegiant Stadium was ready for play in 2020, required approval from the city of Oakland and the NFL.[84][85] The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Authority, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and Oakland City Council all voted to approve the lease by March 21, clearing all legal hurdles in time for the NFL's owners meetings on March 24.[86]
2020
On January 9, 2020, the Raiders changed their social media handles from "Oakland Raiders" to "The Raiders".[87]
On January 22, 2020, the team was officially declared the "Las Vegas Raiders" in a ceremony at Allegiant Stadium.[88]
In February 2020, the Raiders sold their under-construction headquarters in Henderson, Nevada, to Mesirow Financial for $191 million in a sale-and-leaseback. As part of the sale, the Raiders signed a 29-year lease on the headquarters, with options to extend at the end of the lease for ten-year terms up to a total of 99 years.[89] The new headquarters, called the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center, opened in June 2020.[90]
Allegiant Stadium met its substantial completion deadline on July 31, 2020.[91][85][92][93] The team held its first closed-door practice in the stadium on August 21.[94]
The team won its first game as the Las Vegas Raiders on September 13, 2020, defeating the Carolina Panthers, 34-30; they won their first home game in their new venue eight days later, defeating the New Orleans Saints, 34-24.[95][96]
Ver también
- Baltimore Colts relocation to Indianapolis
- Cleveland Browns relocation controversy
- National Football League franchise moves and mergers
- Relocation of professional sports teams
- National Football League controversies
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