Back to the NFL Newsfeed

John Madden: I would hate to be a visiting team coach in Las Vegas

Related Topics: Super Bowl I, John Madden

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Hall of Fame coach John Madden said he was "jolted" and "shocked" by the Oakland Raiders winning the vote for relocation by a 31-1 margin last month and had a plea for the team before it moves to Las Vegas.

"Maybe this is just me being over-sensitive, but doggone it, if you're going to go, that's really tough but leave us something," Madden told SiriusXM NFL Radio's Hall of Fame show hosts Joe Horrigan, James Lofton and Howard Balzer on Wednesday night.

"Leave us something here in Oakland. Please."

Madden coached the Raiders from 1969-78 and won the franchise's first Super Bowl before embarking on a broadcasting career,

Raiders owner Mark Davis plans on moving the Raiders to a $1.