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News Articles: Las Vegas Raiders

Fox Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady stands on the field before a game between the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday. The former NFL star quarterback has purchased a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders.

Tom Brady is now a part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders

The seven-time Super Bowl champion purchased a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, a deal unanimously approved by NFL team owners at the league's annual fall meeting.

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  • The Associated Press
Sandra Douglass Morgan speaks during a news conference announcing her as the new president of the Las Vegas Raiders NFL football team Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Raiders have hired the first Black female team president in the NFL

Sandra Douglass Morgan is a Las Vegas native and graduate of Eldorado High School; the University of Nevada, Reno; and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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  • Ayana Archie
Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III makes an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Ruggs is facing charges relating to a fiery vehicle crash in Las Vegas that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female passenger injured.

Former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III is charged after fatal Las Vegas car crash

Prosecutors say Ruggs was driving under the influence of alcohol at 156 mph when he slammed into a Toyota Rav4, killing a 23-year-old woman. If convicted, he could face as much as 50 years in prison.

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  • Tien Le
Las Vegas Metro Police investigators work at the scene of a fatal crash Tuesday. Police say Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was involved in a fiery crash that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female passenger injured.

Ex-Raiders player was driving 156 mph before a deadly crash, prosecutors say

Henry Ruggs III, a wide receiver with the Las Vegas Raiders, was released by the team hours after details were made public of Tuesday's fatal crash.

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  • Jaclyn Diaz