Raiders coach Jon Gruden chats with quarterback Derek Carr.

Gruden Hopeful Of ‘Promising Young Players’ In Las Vegas

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com

Jon Gruden likes the vibe in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Raiders coach discussed the Raiders’ new headquarters and training center in Henderson, which is about three miles east of Interstate 15 and about 10 miles south and east of the team’s new stadium.

During a media session, Gruden discussed the change of being in Las Vegas and the team’s new base, which is across the road from the Henderson Executive Airport.

“Yeah, there’s a different vibe. This is a great facility. Certainly, it’s exciting to have the best you could ever ask for from a facility standpoint,” Gruden said.

“I think the vibe is different because we have a unique cast. Hopefully you get a chance to watch the practices and meet these players individually. We got some good guys here. We have some really promising young players and we have the right kind of guys leading them from a veteran standpoint. That’s probably what I’m most excited about right now.”

Check out Gruden’s comments here.

I think the vibe is different because we have a unique cast

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Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com. Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle. In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com. After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent. Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.