Oakland Raiders could still move to Las Vegas without Adelson

The Oakland Raiders are still trying to work on moving to Las Vegas and may have found their loophole.

As it’s been reported since the summer, the Oakland Raiders are still in the process of trying to work out details on a move to Las Vegas. And now that move may get to happen, even without the involvement of Sands Casino owner Sheldon Adelson.

Raiders owner Mark Davis has a small fortune waiting for him in Vegas, and the “best efforts” of the NFL haven’t been all that great in regards to keeping the team in California. However, there has been a struggle between Davis and Adelson in regards to their relocation. The Sands owner is expected to make a push for ownership of the team, which is putting a stress on the negotiations.

There was a meeting scheduled for Wednesday in an attempt to clear a path for the Raiders to move. The pending theory is that there’s a better chance of the Chargers staying in San Diego than the Raiders staying in Oakland.

At that meeting, Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II confirmed that Adelson could be out of the mix altogether. Davis would likely try to find a suitable replacement for Adelson, one that wouldn’t make a huge push to buy a piece of the team or find a way to control it.

As of now, there has been no stadium proposal in Oakland, which essentially gives the Raiders no desire to even stick around. And according to ProFootBallTalk, the public acknowledging of a possible replacement of Adelson proves that the wheels are in motion to get the team relocated to the desert.

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As a side note from the PFT piece, there’s a possibility that multiple people could replace Adelson. Plus, Nevada has passed legislation to contribute $750 million in public money to the stadium in Vegas.