Raiders want OK to move to Vegas

His eyes on Las Vegas, Raiders owner Mark Davis says he hasn’t shut the door on anything. Oakland, though, might have shut the door on itself as home for his team.

“Oakland was in the driver’s seat if they could’ve put together anything,” Davis said Wednesday at the NFL’s fall meetings in Houston, after updating his fellow owners on his desire to relocate to the gambling capital. “They came up with nothing.

“Las Vegas has already done what it is supposed to do and we have to bring it up to the National Football League and get permission to move to Las Vegas.”

Nevada lawmakers approved a deal last week that increases hotel taxes in the Las Vegas area to raise $750 million for a stadium and more than $400 million to expand and upgrade the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson is putting $650 million toward the project, while the Raiders and the NFL will kick in $500 million.

Commissioner Roger Goodell also said the NFL is looking into establishing a developmental league; reexamining the rules for on-field player celebrations; and reopening the labor agreement. He said the league is monitoring declining TV ratings too.

Several owners insisted it’s far too early to reach any conclusions in the Raiders’ relocation issue, and none of them wanted to touch the relationship an NFL team might have with a casino mogul.

Goodell supported Davis’ assertion there has been no movement toward keeping the franchise in the Bay Area, saying that “we have been working to see if there are alternatives and we don’t have one” in Oakland.

Any relocation needs approval from three-fourths of the 32 NFL owners. There’s also the potential for the Raiders to play at the Rams’ new stadium, to be built in Inglewood. They would have that option should the Chargers, who have the first option, remain in San Diego.

The New York Jets will start Geno Smith at quarterback Sunday against Baltimore at MetLife Stadium, sending Ryan Fitzpatrick and his oneyear, $12-million contract to the sideline. “I felt like it was time for a change,” Coach Todd Bowles said after practice Wednesday.

Fitzpatrick has been a major reason for the 1-5 Jets’ struggles, throwing an NFL-leading 11 interceptions and just five touchdown passes during a brutal start.

The Bengals defended linebacker Vontaze Burfict for his actions during a loss to New England, which drew a $75,000 fine from the league, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Burfict was fined for stepping on Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount after he scored a touchdown near the end of New England’s 35-17 win Sunday, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity. ... Miami Dolphins safety Reshad Jones will miss the rest of the season because of a shoulder injury suffered in Sunday’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers . ... The Seattle Seahawks remain uncertain whether strong safety Kam Chancellor will be able to play Sunday against Arizona. Chancellor suffered a groin injury last week during practice and sat out Sunday’s win over Atlanta.