“The Raiders would hold games on a Las Vegas playground before going back to Oakland this year,” says one NFL insider, who adds that the team is eager to start cultivating the Las Vegas fan base. The Raiders are said to be eyeing Sam Boyd Stadium, former home of the University of Las Vegas, as a backup plan. Other potential options include holding games in El Paso or San Antonio. The New Orleans Saints played three “home” games in 2015 at San Antonio’s Alamodome after Hurricane Katrina.
Marc Ganis, who serves as a consultant to multiple NFL teams, says Sam Boyd Stadium makes the most sense for the Raiders if they need a field for a home game or two to start the 2020 season. “It is okay Ganis doesn’t expect a major financial impact on the Raiders if the opening of Allegiant is delayed but says the venue will need a couple of “shakeout” events before hosting 65,000 people for a regular-season NFL game.
at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum and Dignity Health Sports Park . Those venues would again serve as home fields for the Rams and the Chargers if necessary for any 2020 games, sources say.
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(Edit) Hurricanes Katrina was not in 2015
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