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5 reasons Las Vegas should get a NFL team now

By Jason Parker

May 11, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; General view of NFL Wilson Duke football at the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign on the Las Vegas strip on Las Vegas Blvd. Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis (not pictured) has pledged $500 million toward building a 65,000-seat domed stadium in Las Vegas at a total cost of $1.4 billion. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (not pictured) said Davis can explore his options in Las Vegas but would require 24 of 32 owners to approve the move. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
May 11, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; General view of NFL Wilson Duke football at the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign on the Las Vegas strip on Las Vegas Blvd. Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis (not pictured) has pledged $500 million toward building a 65,000-seat domed stadium in Las Vegas at a total cost of $1.4 billion. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (not pictured) said Davis can explore his options in Las Vegas but would require 24 of 32 owners to approve the move. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 11, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; General view of Oakland Raiders helmet and NFL Wilson Duke football at the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign on the Las Vegas strip on Las Vegas Blvd. Raiders owner Mark Davis (not pictured) has pledged $500 million toward building a 65,000-seat domed stadium in Las Vegas at a total cost of $1.4 billion. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (not pictured) said Davis can explore his options in Las Vegas but would require 24 of 32 owners to approve the move. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
May 11, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; General view of Oakland Raiders helmet and NFL Wilson Duke football at the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign on the Las Vegas strip on Las Vegas Blvd. Raiders owner Mark Davis (not pictured) has pledged $500 million toward building a 65,000-seat domed stadium in Las Vegas at a total cost of $1.4 billion. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (not pictured) said Davis can explore his options in Las Vegas but would require 24 of 32 owners to approve the move. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

1. The Raiders are the ultimate fit for pro sports in Sin City

When you look at the Raiders organization, you see a lot of things: crazy fans who sometimes like to stretch the law with their actions, an organization that does whatever it takes on the field to win games and it all around loathed by a certain segment of the football fan population.

If those things, among others, don’t scream a match made in heaven with the city of Las Vegas, I don’t know what will.

Las Vegas has been dying to get into the pro sports game for years…and if it is the Raiders who do one day become the first team there, they would bring along a known brand worldwide who would also bring a fan base that fits right in with this “sleepy Nevada town”.

It’s hard to compare it to any other possible relocation (maybe if the Miami Marlins moved to a far away planet) in pro sports because there may be no other marriage that is SO PERFECT. It would be dysfunctional, full of drama and a comedy of errors that would make it the best thing to happen in the NFL since the forward pass.

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