Mike Davis

Verified Timeline

Lore & Background

He assumed control after his father Al Davis died in 2011 and made resolving the three-decade stadium problem a top priority. Mark Davis approved the move from Oakland after failed renovation efforts at the Coliseum, leading to a 31–1 vote by NFL owners on March 27, 2017, in Phoenix, Arizona. The team officially began play as the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2020 NFL season. While Al Davis previously moved the team to Los Angeles in 1982 and returned them to Oakland in 1995 following a court ruling over stadium suites, no record exists in this text of a player named Mike Davis participating in these events or any other era of the franchise.

In Their Own Story

The narrative provided details the journey of Mark Davis from taking control in 2011 to securing Las Vegas as the new home. In October 2012, he told reporter Ian Rapoport that while he had no plans to share Levi's Stadium with the San Francisco 49ers, he hoped a new home would be built in Oakland. When the Raiders explored options like Concord Naval Weapons Station in 2013 or the Alamodome in San Antonio in July 2014, Mark Davis was the primary decision-maker. He even offered Athletics owner Lewis Wolff 20% of the Raiders in April 2017 to try and keep a stadium deal alive in Oakland. Ultimately, the lack of success with Coliseum City plans or other local solutions led the team to become the third NFL franchise to move in the 2010s, following the Rams and Chargers.

Reader's Guide

To understand the Raiders' recent history based strictly on this source, one must look at Mark Davis's tenure rather than a non-existent player named Mike Davis. The guide to this era involves tracking the timeline of stadium negotiations: from the failed Coliseum City project unveiled by Mayor Jean Quan in March 2012, to the exploration of San Antonio in late 2014 where Davis cited concerns over artificial turf. The source notes that the Raiders signed one-year lease extensions at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum while these plans unfolded. Fans seeking historical accuracy should focus on the verified moves: the 1982 shift to Los Angeles, the 1995 return to Oakland after the 'Mount Davis' construction, and the 2020 arrival in Las Vegas.

Did You Know?

• NFL team owners approved the move to Las Vegas with a 31–1 vote on March 27, 2017.
• The Raiders were the third NFL team to move in the 2010s, after the Rams (2016) and Chargers (2017).
• Mark Davis offered Athletics owner Lewis Wolff 20% of the Raiders in an attempt to secure a stadium deal in Oakland.
• The Las Vegas Locomotives' last home game in the United Football League drew only 600 fans.