Written by John Breech at CBSsports.com
If the Raiders want to move to Las Vegas, Roger Goodell isn’t completely opposed to the idea. The NFL commissioner told Rich Eisen on Tuesday that if the Raiders want to move there and the owners are willing to approve it, then he likely wouldn’t get in the way.
“Ultimately, it’s the ownership’s decision,” Goodell said on the Rich Eisen Show. “It requires 24 of the 32 owners to approve any relocation to any market.”
Although the NFL would be on board if the owners approved the move, Goodell did point out that the league would have to iron out a few things before any potential move happened.
“Obviously, there are specific issues that would need to discussed in the context of Las Vegas,” Goodell said.
The commissioner has made it clear in the past that the NFL is staunchly against the idea of betting on football games.
During the interview, Goodell also added that the although the league isn’t opposed to a team in Vegas, a move there isn’t on anyone’s radar right now.
“I think it’s way premature at this point to be speculating on that,” Goodell said. “There’s no proposals. There’s nothing firm in anyway. I think this is something that at some point may come up, but at this point, we’re not focused on that.”
The NFL should probably start focusing on it, because Vegas is. There’s a billionaire casino owner in the city who would very much like to see the Raiders there. The Las Vegas Sands has proposed a $1.2 billion domed stadium that would seat 65,000 people.
To continue reading this article, click here.
