Cowboys' Jerry Jones Supports NFL Team In Las Vegas
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GRAPEVINE (105.3 THE FAN) - Jerry Jones' muscle helped move the Rams to Los Angeles. So when the Cowboys owner speaks on the viability of putting a team in Las Vegas, the NFL world listens.
"I think Las Vegas is one of the crown-jewel communities in the United States,'' Jones said Wednesday during the Cowboys annual sponsors golf tournament.
The Raiders have expressed an interest in departing Oakland for Las Vegas. A concern about Vegas as a gambling hotbed, Jones suggested, is offset by the city's entertainment strengths.
Las Vegas is working toward building a domed stadium that would be paid for by a combination of corporate sponsors, taxpayers and Raiders owner Mark Davis, the son of Al Davis, who made franchise moves with the Raiders without seeking approval from the league.
In this case, the Raiders might not need to go rogue — not if Jerry Jones is on their side.
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