The Las Vegas Raiders have announced Sandra Douglass Morgan as their new team president, making her the first black woman to serve as the president of an NFL franchise.
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Meet our new President Sandra Douglass Morgan. pic.twitter.com/MkBcregNfl
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) July 7, 2022
Previously to accepting her new job, Morgan was the first person of color to serve as chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board and was the first African-American City Attorney in the state of Nevada.
“It is the honor of a lifetime to join the Raiders at one of the most defining times in the team’s history,” said Morgan. “This team’s arrival in Las Vegas has created a new energy and opportunities we never dreamed possible. I look forward to taking this team’s integrity, spirit, and commitment to excellence on the field into every facet of this organization.”
The organization has been looking for a new president since May after Dan Ventrelle was fired. The former interim president claimed that his dismissal was in retaliation for alerting the Raiders’ owner Mark Davis about a hostile work environment within the organization.
The Raiders will now prepare for the new season in an AFC West that contains four teams all looking to make the playoffs and win the championship.
