The Oakland Raiders are trying to convince people that everyone is super excited about their move to Las Vegas.
The Raiders are trying to pretend social media is excited about their move to Las Vegas
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
The article, on Raiders.com features cherry-picked tweets from the verified accounts of players, media, and a single fan (who doesn’t live in Oakland). This is not how “social media has reacted” since the Raiders’ relocation announcement.
THIS is how social media has reacted.
This is just a small sampling. To be fair, there are some fans saying they’ll support the team no matter what — mostly from Raiders fans outside of Oakland. Those in the area are overwhelmingly upset and disappointed.
Teams move, it’s a sad part of professional sports, especially when stadium financing has been inexorably linked to tax money from cities. That said, the Raiders are trying to spin a difficult situation and make it seem like everyone is happy when they clearly aren’t.
