{"id":19929,"date":"2017-01-20T11:03:04","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T11:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=19929"},"modified":"2017-01-20T11:03:31","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T11:03:31","slug":"raiders-file-paperwork-for-las-vegas-relocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/raiders-file-paperwork-for-las-vegas-relocation.html","title":{"rendered":"Raiders file paperwork for Las Vegas relocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"Justify\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Raiders file paperwork for Las Vegas relocation<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>Raiders file paperwork for Las Vegas relocation:-<\/strong> The Oakland Raiders have taken the next step in their push to move to Las Vegas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">The franchise has filed paperwork to relocate to the city, Clark County (Nev.) Commission Chair Steve Sisolak announced Thursday on Twitter. The NFL confirmed that the application had been received, saying it would be reviewed by league staff as well as the stadium and finance committees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">The Raiders would need 24 of 32 owners to approve relocation in a vote that could come in March.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Owner Mark Davis has been firm in his commitment to moving the franchise to Las Vegas. In October, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill approved by the state Legislature for $750 million in public funding towards a nearly $2 billion stadium project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">The Alameda County (Calif.) Board of Supervisors and Oakland City Council approved terms of a plan that proposed to keep the Raiders in Oakland, but NFL executive vice president Eric Grubman told USA TODAY Sports in December that there was no deal on the table for the team or league to consider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\u201cI think the intentions are good,\u201d Grubman said at the league meetings. \u201cBut I don\u2019t think there\u2019s been any progress that suggests a breakthrough anytime soon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Said Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf in a release after the filing: &#8220;It\u2019s no surprise that the Raiders have filed for relocation. Oakland welcomes the chance to show them and the NFL\u2019s other owners why Oakland is the only home for the Raiders and always will be.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/raiders\/2017\/01\/19\/oakland-las-vegas-relocation-move-file-paperwork\/96776380\/<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/raiders-file-paperwork-for-las-vegas-relocation.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raiders file paperwork for Las Vegas relocation Raiders file paperwork for Las Vegas relocation:- The Oakland Raiders have taken the next step in their push to move to Las Vegas. 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