The Arizona Republic

Owners expected to OK Raiders’ move to Vegas

- KENT SOMERS

Phoenix is a nice place to visit in March, especially if you have the means to stay at the Arizona Biltmore. NFL owners do, and the league will hold its annual meeting there Sunday through Wednesday.

The most important piece of business to conduct will be considerin­g the Raiders’ request to move from Oakland to Las Vegas. They need 24 votes for approval, and the vote is expected to come as early as Monday, according to reports. Here’s a primer on the proposed move: Question: Why leave Oakland? Answer: If you have visited the Oakland Coliseum, you know why. By modern NFL standards, it’s a dump. In the NFL’s view, Raiders owner Mark Davis has done everything he could to keep the team in

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