The Raiders, previously based in Oakland, moved to Las Vegas in January 2020. The Mark Davis-owned franchise will play its home games at Allegiant Stadium in Nevada this year.
However, the situation surrounding the 2020 NFL season remains a mystery. It is unclear if fans will be able to enter the stadiums due to the current Coronavirus pandemic.
Mark Davis recently appeared in an interview in which he proclaimed that he will not attend games if fans are not allowed.
All for one and one for all is the motto of Mark Davis for the 2020 season
Davis took ownership of the team in 2011 after the disappearance of his father (Al Davis). Mark and his mother Carol have 47% ownership of the Raiders.
Amid all the uncertainty surrounding the 2020 season, the 64-year-old businessman made some bold remarks in a recent interview.
“I won’t go if fans can’t go, and the way it looks right now there will be no fans in our games. It is all or nothing to me. Either all the fans will be there or none.
“I can’t tell a fan that they can’t go to the inaugural opening game in a stadium that they helped build through their PSLs.
A look at the new Raiders stadium. (via @Raiders) pic.twitter.com/1cvS3yhzlX
– NFL (@NFL) June 25, 2020
“I won’t tell you they can’t go, but the rest of these guys can … and by the way, don’t worry about it because we can advertise in their seats.”
“We are exhausted, so we have nowhere to put those 8,000 people” Davis said in an interview with The Athletic.
Davis was reportedly the only NFL owner to vote against a partial capacity deal for the 2020 season. Relocating to Nevada is sure to cost the Raiders board a huge amount of revenue.
Will Mark Davis and Co. be able to offset all of their construction expenses this year?
Las Vegas Raiders Coach Jon Gruden Message to Construction Workers
@Raiders trainer Jon Gruden has a message for our amazing construction workers. RT to show you a little love! pic.twitter.com/K7FCLqJS4V
– Allegiant Stadium (@AllegiantStadm) July 10, 2020
Earlier this month, Raiders coach Jon Gruden made a heartwarming video for construction workers in Nevada. Gruden thanked the dedicated workers for their hard work despite the struggles of the coronavirus pandemic. Super Bowl XXXVII winning coach said “I just had to tell you that the stadium looks incredibly amazing. It is the best I have seen. I just wanted to congratulate all of you workers for an incredible achievement during adversity. ”
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