Each week, The Washington Post’s Mark Maske provides in-depth NFL analysis with “First and 10,” a dissection of the league’s most important developments.
FIRST . . .
Season tickets are sold out for this coming season. The team is coming off a playoff season and has legitimate Super Bowl aspirations. The quarterback has a new $25 million-a-year contract. The running back had the league’s top-selling jersey in May.
Sounds like a thriving franchise, huh?
Say hello to the 2017 Raiders.
The 2017 Oakland Raiders.
The Raiders are headed to Las Vegas for the 2019 or 2020 season, a relocation that was ratified by the NFL owners in March.