Raiders Reportedly Nearing Deal With Allegiant Air for New Stadium Rights
By Jerry Trotta
The Raiders franchise has called Oakland home ever since 1995, the year after they relocated from Los Angeles. But, as everybody knows, Raiders Nation will soon be forced into a heartfelt goodbye to their beloved Coliseum, where they've established themselves as one of the NFL's most vociferous, unrelenting fan bases over the last 25 years.
The organization will no be on the move to Las Vegas following the conclusion of the 2019-2020 campaign and it appears as though the naming rights to their new stadium are about to be released.
Per Pro Football Talk, the Raiders are reportedly nearing a deal with Allegiant Airlines.
Report: Raiders close to stadium naming rights deal with Allegiant https://t.co/Bo1IrQV16K
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) July 31, 2019
There's no doubting that Raiders' buffs are already pondering and petitioning potential nicknames for the new stadium, but most would agree that pairing with Allegiant would present the perfect opportunity to honor late legendary owner, Al Davis.
Coining their new home "The Al" (or something along those lines) would literally be a perfect testament and memento to Davis' historic impact on the franchise, as ESPN's Paul Gutierrez notes.
Go ahead, call allegiant stadium (all lower case) 'The Al', if you like...when/if naming rights become official.
— Paul Gutierrez (@PGutierrezESPN) July 31, 2019
Nothing has been confirmed as of yet, but pairing with Allegiant could absolutely help ease the minds of Raiders Nation, who are justifiably salty about another relocation.