The Raiders have employed Las Vegas legal professional Sandra Douglass Morgan to be their new workforce president, as she turns into the primary Black girl to carry that title for an NFL franchise.

Morgan, who was born in Las Vegas, involves the Raiders after beforehand serving as chairwoman and government director of the Nevada Gaming Management Board. She has additionally served because the director of exterior affairs for AT&T Companies Inc. in southern Nevada and as a litigation legal professional for a global gaming and hospitality firm.

“I’m thrilled that Sandra has agreed to affix the Raiders household,” Raiders proprietor Mark Davis stated in a press release. “Her expertise, integrity and keenness for this neighborhood shall be invaluable to our group. From the second I met Sandra, I knew she was a drive to be reckoned with. We’re extraordinarily fortunate to have her on the helm.”

Morgan, who was the primary particular person of coloration to chair the Nevada Gaming Management Board, is the third girl and third Black particular person to develop into president of an NFL workforce.

She can be the newest Raiders rent to interrupt obstacles. Former Raiders coach Tom Flores was the primary Hispanic head coach to win a Tremendous Bowl title and former coach Artwork Shell was the primary Black head coach of the NFL’s Tremendous Bowl period.

Morgan, who spent eight years with town of North Las Vegas, was additionally the primary Black metropolis legal professional within the state of Nevada when she served in that function from 2013 to 2016.

“I positively by no means need to be the final,” Morgan stated, “and I need to get to a degree the place there isn’t a extra firsts.”

Morgan emphasised management and full transparency throughout her introductory information convention at Allegiant Stadium.

“We now have a lot extra to do, and I am excited to be on the helm of that development and sit up for ushering within the new chapter for the Raiders,” Morgan stated. “The very fact is I’ve accepted this function as a result of I imagine within the promise of the Raiders, I imagine in the way forward for the Raiders, and I imagine on this group’s tenets of neighborhood, integrity and, most of all, dedication to excellence.”

She takes over a workforce that has endured tumultuous instances in its entrance workplace, with two presidents and several other longtime executives leaving the group in lower than a yr.

After Marc Badain resigned as president final summer time, Dan Ventrelle took over in July 2021 on an interim foundation and was promoted to the full-time function in January.

However Ventrelle was gone lower than a yr after becoming a member of the group. In a press release to the Las Vegas Assessment-Journal in Might, Ventrelle stated he was fired in retaliation for bringing considerations from a number of workers to the NFL a couple of “hostile work surroundings.”

“It is no secret that this group has confronted some current challenges, however I need to be clear, I’m not right here to brush something below the rug or keep away from issues or considerations that have to be addressed,” Morgan stated. “It’s not misplaced on me that this can be a crucial and defining second within the NFL. It is essential to me and it’s my intention to make a significant contribution nicely past the Raiders household.”

Star defensive finish Maxx Crosby, who attended Morgan’s introduction, stated Raiders gamers are excited to begin a brand new chapter.

“It is unimaginable,” Crosby stated. “First off, simply breaking obstacles and Mark has finished an unimaginable job and it began together with his father. You understand, simply being clear and giving everybody an equal alternative. She’s actually the most effective for the job and it is going to be superior, we’re excited for the long run.”

Coach Josh McDaniels and basic supervisor Dave Ziegler welcomed Morgan in a ready assertion.

“We congratulate Sandra Douglass Morgan on her historic hiring as workforce president and are excited to welcome her into the Raiders household. Sandra brings spectacular management expertise to the group and we’re thrilled to work along with her as we proceed to construct a championship-caliber tradition and workforce,” the assertion stated.

Morgan’s husband, Don, performed with the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals from 1999 to 2002.

The Related Press contributed to this report.