Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was not present when the NFL announced the relocation of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas during a press conference Monday morning at the NFL Owners meeting at the posh Biltmore Hotel.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was there, as was Raiders owner Mark Davis.
But while Jones wasn’t there, know that the deal couldn’t have happened without his involvement, input and influence.
It was Jones who brought in Bank of America to help finance the deal when other banks and investors bailed on Davis.
Jones told the Star-Telegram Monday that he made many trips to Las Vegas to help get the deal done.