Raiders' Allegiant Stadium releases video of construction progress
The Las Vegas Raiders (previously the Oakland Raiders) have found a new home, and their brand-new Allegiant Stadium looks like something straight out of "Star Wars."
While the outside constructions seems like it's almost done, the stadium released a new video Saturday to show the progress made on the inside, and it looks amazing.
Allegiant Stadium will feature 65,000 seats with the option to expand to 72,000 for events like the Super Bowl and concerts. The turf field is retractable and massive lanai doors can be opened to reveal an 85-foot Al Davis memorial torch.
The Raiders previously played at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in a shared field with the Athletics, and there were many reasons for their move to Las Vegas. The organization wanted a new stadium as the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum was consistently rated one of the worst in the NFL, but the city failed to propose an adequate stadium solution.
Following that, they tried to move to Los Angeles but, of course, that didn't work because the NFL already has two teams there in the Rams and Chargers. Finally, the league didn't like Oakland's proposal for a new stadium and ultimately decided the move to Las Vegas would be good for the organization.
Allegiant Stadium is scheduled to be finished ahead of the 2020 campaign and the Raiders will play their first home game during Week 2 on Sept. 21 against the New Orleans Saints after traveling to face the Carolina Panthers during Week 1.
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