In the firestorm of emotion surrounding the league’s approval to move the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas, an unlikely figure has emerged as a sort of folk hero with the fans – Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. Casting the lone dissenting vote in Mark Davis’ successful 31-1 vote to move, fans are praising Ross for being the voice of reason, the rebel, and the only team owner willing to stand up to the league.
It’s a position that’s as ridiculous as it is mind-boggling though. Far from being the populist hero many are making him out to be, Ross is simply a hypocrite – though, a very wealthy one.