The planned NFL ‘Owners Meeting’ scheduled for Phoenix 26-29 March, has gained added significance as franchise holders may be asked to vote on the approval of the Oakland Raiders relocating to Las Vegas Nevada. Representatives of the Davis Family (Raiders franchise owners) have submitted official ‘relocation papers’ to NFL governance. If approved, the ‘Las Vegas Raiders’ project will be put to …
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NFL power brokers throw weight behind Vegas Raiders
The project to relocate the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas has gained the endorsement of two significant power brokers in Jerry Jones (owner of the Dallas Cowboys) and Robert Kraft (owner of the New England Patriots). A month following the relocation proposition put forward to NFL officials, Jones, and Kraft who own two of the NFL’s biggest and most lucrative …
Read More »NFL to review DFS investments & interests
NBC Sports has reported that NFL owners may be forced to withdraw marketing partnerships with DFS operators FanDuel and DraftKings. US media sources have further detailed that ownership and team interests in DFS operators will become a key agenda at the upcoming NFL franchise owners meeting scheduled for 2 December. The NFL, a long term opponent of US sports …
Read More »Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones backs DFS operators
Dallas Cowboys franchise owner Jerry Jones has openly voiced support for the daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry, stating that DFS services would not compromise NFL operations or players. Jones an investor in operator DraftKings, defended his private investment in the DFS operator, stating “I don’t think DraftKings or [competitor] FanDuel in any way compromise our players on the football field …
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