I think they don't have to be told that at this point, it's been hammered home. RELATED: Las Vegas reacts to new Raiders presidentĭave: Do you think this was strictly Mark Davis's decision? Or did he have some help on this?ĪJ: I think it was Mark Davis, I think I'll owners know, implicitly that they have to do better with diversity. And I think it's I think that's gonna be a big help.
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I think she has to she knows how that side works and she knows how to deal with a lot of the things that maybe other team presidents, maybe not her background is a little different. She has a background especially as a litigator and then at her various commission posts for the Gaming Commission and such. I think she's gonna be a stabilizing force.
And I think that's having three presidents over the last 12 months with this team. So what will be her responsibilities?ĪJ: Oh, it's the overall team but also the business side of it. I've heard that question in the newsroom today.
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And it's been a push over the last several years, not just the NFL but other pro sports to make to make the front office's reflect more about the area and the nation.ĭave: You know, I think it's safe to say that a lot of people may not understand what exactly an NFL team president does. We have Jason Reitman, team president of the commander's who is black, but you know these from we see the players we see the coaches but the front office outside of the team presidents and the VPs a lot of people don't see them every day. There are, you know, they're right here in the DC area. So I think she's seen this region grow and it's I think she understands what the Raiders mean to the city and the whole area.ĭave: How does this higher impact the league as a whole?ĪJ: Yeah, I covered the congressional hearings a few weeks ago where Roger Goodell testified obviously that was about the Washington commanders situation and the allegations of which are more lengthy, and more serious as far as we know now as what has been alleged against the Las Vegas Raiders, but they've been pushing for more diverse candidates for and hires from the coaching levels on up. Now there was really no pro sports to speak of before the Golden Knights came to town and the Raiders and pretty simple how the f1 race and the probably an NBA and MLB team. She's specially spent the last 40 years of her life in Las Vegas. Her you know, she went to grade school, she went to college at UNR, and law school at UNLV. Morgan replaces Dan Ventrelle, who was fired in early May.ĭave: And she's a local so that's a point of pride for the community.ĪJ: Yes, exactly. And I think that's going to be a good thing going forward for the team and the organization. She said today during that press conference that she's not about sweeping anything that's been alleged under the rug. Also, background as a lawyer, I think this is going to do a lot. It also you know, hurt hiring Morgan with she has a strong track record. How does it move the Raiders forward not only on the field but from a personnel and a team culture standpoint?ĪJ: Kind of get back to their roots under Al Davis obviously, they had Amy Trask as one of the first female executives and they hired Art Shell as head coach back in the 80s.
A transcript of the interview can be seen below.ĭave: Raiders get a new president today. KTNV's Dave Courvoisier interviewed Front Office Sports Reporter AJ Perez about the new hire. Amy Trask made history as the first-ever female CEO of an NFL team when the Raiders (then of Oakland) gave her the job in 1997. MORE: Las Vegas Raiders name first Black female team president in NFL history: Sandra Douglass Morganįor the Raiders, it's not the first time the team is first the league in appointing female executives. LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The Las Vegas Raiders named the first Black female team president in NFL history on Thursday: Sandra Douglass Morgan.
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