The Raiders were left as the odd team out at the owners meetings in Houston, as both the Chargers and Rams were allowed to move to Inglewood, while the Raiders were left to figure out their future. The Raiders are reportedly currently working on a lease with the Oakland Coliseum, but that doesn't mean Oakland will remain the home for the Raiders in 2016 or beyond, as the options of where the Silver and Black will land seems to continue to grow.
The Raiders are now expected to send team officials to visit a potential stadium site in Southern Nevada, according to a memo from UNLV president Len Jessup that was released by Nevada reporter Jon Ralston. The Raiders officials are reportedly expected to meet at the new 42-acre site Friday morning. The Las Vegas Sands plan to publicly announce their support for the new special events stadium in Southern Nevada, and the land UNLV has purchased on Tropicana Avenue is expected to be a prime location, according to UNLV president Len Jessup's memo.
Raiders owner Mark Davis and chairman and chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation Sheldon Adelson have been discussing the idea of the Raiders moving to Las Vegas for two years, and the potential move is very real, according to Bleacher Reports' Jason Cole. Davis would neither confirm nor deny the potential interest in moving the franchise to Las Vegas, according to Cole.
The Raiders options seem to be continually growing as Las Vegas joins Oakland, San Diego and San Antonio as potential relocation landing spots. The Raiders will need an owners approval vote to relocate to any new city, and it will be interesting to see if this gains any momentum as the Raiders' permanent future location is clearly still in unknown at this time.
