PHOENIX — NFL owners approved the Oakland Raiders’ move to Las Vegas on Monday, in a decisive 31-1 vote held at the league’s annual spring meeting in Phoenix.
The move to Las Vegas will mark the team’s second departure from Oakland, following the Raiders’ move to Los Angeles 35 years ago.
“We believe we, and the Raiders, have worked earnestly for over a decade to find a viable option in Oakland,” said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. “We believe we went the extra mile to find that solution in Oakland.”
“I wanted to thank (Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf) for her effort to find a viable solution.