The Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas was a successful effort by the owner of the Oakland Raiders to relocate the American football team from Oakland, California, to Paradise, Nevada, after the 2019 National Football League (NFL) season. The team began play as the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2020 NFL season.
Oakland Coliseum (pictured in 2008) before a football game.
Raiders owner Mark Davis
2015 view of the Allegiant Stadium site, next to Mandalay Bay and Interstate 15
Allegiant Stadium in December 2018
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The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Raiders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The club plays its home games at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada.
Raiders Hall of Famer Howie Long
Raiders' Hall of Famer Marcus Allen is considered one of the greatest goal line and short-yard runners in National Football League history.
Raiders' Hall of Famer Tim Brown spent 16 years with the Raiders, during which he established himself as one of the NFL's most prolific wide receivers.