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Del Rio: Raiders ignoring relocation talk

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As relocation talk heats up around the Oakland Raiders and the potential of an NFL team in Las Vegas, head coach Jack Del Rio is focusing on the upcoming season.

As the Raiders go through OTAs, the narrative around the team isn't focused on the field, but Del Rio insisted that his team stay in the moment and that it refrains from worrying about what's out of its control.

"We love it here. We're going to Warriors game and doing our thing (in the community). We are the Oakland Raiders right here, right now," Del Rio told SiriusXM NFL Radio, according to CSNBayArea.com. "I try to stay in the present, and I really don't talk about (relocation). We know things are out there, but they don't have anything to do with what we're going to do on the field in 2016.

"We're in a tunnel. We're enjoying ourselves every day we go to work. Our guys light up this building with great energy, and we're trying to be as good a team as we can be."

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft recently threw their support behind the Raiders' potential move to Vegas. Coupling that with Raiders owner Mark Davis pledging $500 million to a new stadium pending financial approval, there is a lot of momentum behind the idea.

The Raiders have added several pieces through the draft and free agency that should vastly improve an already-rising franchise that should excite the fan base, whether it be in Oakland or Las Vegas.

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