The Las Vegas Raiders Hired Sandra Douglass Morgan, the former chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, as the team’s new president. She is the first black woman to hold the position for an NFL franchise.
Morgan fills a role that was released twice in the past year front office revolution and allegations of financial mismanagement and workplace dysfunction within the Raiders organization. She joins the Raiders nine months later the departure of Coach Jon Grudenwho resigned in October 2021 after detailed emails from The New York Times in which he made misogynistic and homophobic comments before starting his second stint with the team.
Morgan, an attorney who has also served on the board for Caesars Entertainment and Allegiant Travel, the parent company of the airline that owns the naming rights to the Raiders Stadium, was named vice chair of the Las Vegas Host Committee for Super Bowl LVIII last year. †
Since the Raiders moved to Las Vegas from Oakland, California in 2020, six of the team’s eight top managers have either quit or were fired without explanation. Marc Badain resigned as team president in July 2021 and his temporary replacement, Dan Ventrelle, was fired in May. Ventrelle later accused Raiders owner Mark Davis, whose family has run the team for more than 50 years, of creating a hostile work environment.