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Here’s what fans are saying about the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas

By Kira Terry Las Vegas Review-Journal
March 27, 2017 - 11:47 am
 
Updated March 27, 2017 - 6:01 pm
Mark Davis, right, owner and managing general partner of the Oakland Raiders, signs autographs for fans as he walks into the stadium prior to a game at Oakland Colosseum, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Oakland California. (Thor Swift/Special to the Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Oakland Raiders fans pose for photos before the first half of an AFC Wild Card NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Oakland Raiders, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Houston. (Eric Christian Smith/AP)
Oakland Raiders fans pose for photos before the first half of an AFC Wild Card NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Oakland Raiders, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Houston. (Eric Christian Smith/AP)
Oakland Raiders fans pose for photos before the first half of an AFC Wild Card NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Oakland Raiders, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Houston. (Eric Christian Smith/AP)
In this Nov. 6, 2016, file photo, Oakland Raiders fans hold up signs about the team's possible move to Las Vegas during an NFL football game between the Raiders and the Denver Broncos in Oakland, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez, File/AP)
Fans pose inside the Stan Fulton Building at UNLV before a meeting with Oakland Raiders and local government and UNLV officials to discuss a proposed Las Vegas dome stadium on Thursday, April 28, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco

The NFL has given its nod of approval. The Oakland Raiders will relocate to Las Vegas.

NFL owners met Monday in Phoenix for its annual spring meeting and approved the Raiders’ request to relocate to Southern Nevada. The vote was 31-1.

Here’s what fans are saying on Twitter about the approval for relocation:

 

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