The NFL on Monday officially approved the move of the Oakland Raiders — once one of the Seahawks’ fiercest rivals — to Las Vegas during league meetings in Phoenix.
But the caveat is that the move is not expected until at least 2019 and possibly not until 2020 when a new stadium in Las Vegas, which is luring the Raiders south, is completed (Sam Boyd Stadium, where UNLV plays, is apparently not considered as a viable option as an interim home).
Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis said at a press conference announcing the move the team has two one-year leases with the Oakland Alameda Coliseum and plans to play there through at least 2018 and could play there in 2019 depending on the progress of the Vegas stadium.