Posted Dec 15, 2016, 2:57 AM
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NFL officials optimistic about Las Vegas at league meeting
“These issues have been going on for an awful long time. We have not made great progress in Oakland and San Diego,” Goodell said. “We feel strongly about keeping our teams where they are. Relocations are painful and something we want to avoid at all costs, but that is something that we have to continue to work on. Those are decisions the clubs have to make.”
“There are some real strengths to the Las Vegas market,” he said. “It’s clear the Las Vegas market has become more diversified and more broadly involved with entertainment and hitting big events. There is a growth to the market. You can see the trajectory and where it’s going when you look at the data. There were some very positive things about it.”
Raiders owner Mark Davis reacted to Goodell’s comments by saying, “I’m not making any predictions.”
Davis laughed and added, “They have asked us not to talk about relocation, so I’m not going to talk about relocation. There’s a gag order, and I guess it’s just on me.”
“At this point, there’s really no reason for optimism in either market for the Chargers or the Raiders,” Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said.
“I think Las Vegas is a big enough market, and it’s a different market than Oakland. There’s a real enthusiasm from the powers that be that run that city and state to have an NFL team, and that goes a long way.”
“It’s not the biggest market, and you would prefer a bigger one,” Houston Texans owner Bob McNair said. “But sometimes you have to go where the opportunity is.”
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