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NFL assessing Vegas, not ruling out helping broker Oakland deal

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Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis remains fully committed to moving his team to Las Vegas in the near future.

The state of Nevada recently approving a $750-million injection of public money for stadium development was the latest step in clearing the way, but whether the Raiders receive NFL approval remains the most significant obstacle to relocation.

Speaking to reporters at the fall owners meetings Wednesday, commissioner RogerGoodell explained that league officials are still in the process of gathering information on Vegas.

“There’s still a great deal of information that we need to gather with respect to the circumstances we see in Las Vegas, the opportunities and the challenges,” he said, via Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk.

Goodell has said in recent months that he hopes a solution can be found that keeps the Raiders in the Bay Area long term. Although Davis reiterated he has no plans to even discuss a deal with the City of Oakland, Goodell didn't rule out the possibility of the NFL getting involved in discussions on that front.

Momentum is constantly building for the Raiders to move, and the team remains desperately in need of a new stadium, but any relocation arrangements would have to be approved by 24 of the league's 32 owners.

Las Vegas should remain a main topic of discussion when the owners next meet in December, and the continued development of a plan for the Raiders relocating could conceivably result in a vote being organized at some point shortly thereafter.

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