Del Rio blocking out Raiders relocation rumors, downplays notion of Lynch's return

Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio is doing his all in trying to get his team to block out distractions, with rumors of impending relocation swirling.

The NFL's 32 owners are expected to vote on a proposal that would see the Raiders move from Oakland to Las Vegas, during the first day of the annual league meeting Monday. Of the league's 32 owners, 24 will need to approve any potential relocation.

Regardless of the vote, the Raiders will play in Oakland for the 2017 season, and Del Rio is trying to keep his team's attention on football, as opposed to a prospective move.

"My job is to make sure that everybody understands their defined role and that they're all doing everything they can to execute that role," Del Rio said Sunday in an excerpt for Good Morning Football. "Right now, that's the here and now, playing really good football in Oakland. We'll need to worry about it and we'll need to address it but we know we have a season in Oakland for sure, maybe more. So for me, as the head coach, my job, it really won't change a whole lot."

The Raiders' potential move isn't the only rumor surrounding the team. Marshawn Lynch was linked to the Raiders in a possible return to football, although the Oakland native has yet to confirm any notion that he'd come out of retirement early.

Del Rio is unfazed by the rumor and didn't necessarily rule out a role for Lynch, but noted that there are several steps involved before the former Seattle Seahawks running back can don the black and silver.

"I understand the natural story there," Del Rio said. "A guy that grew up in the area much like I did. It would have been a dream come true for me to end up playing there. Fortunately, I'm coaching there now. We'll see how things play out. There's a lot that needs to transpire between now and then."