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Dan Ventrelle is now the president of Las Vegas Raiders.
Mark Davis, Raiders owner, issued a short statement Friday announcing Ventrelle’s departure from the team.
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Ventrelle claimed that he was fired from the Raiders after raising concerns about hostile work environments in a statement released Friday night.
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Mark Davis fired Dan Ventrelle in retaliation for concerns he raised about a hostile work environment in the organization. These concerns were ignored. Then, he brought them up before the NFL. His firing was discussed with legal counsel. #vegas #raiders #raidernation pic.twitter.com/jDzzdgmqtl
These allegations were recently made public and we take them very seriously,” said an NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said. “We will quickly investigate the matter.
Ventrelle is now the second prominent member of Raiders’ front desk that has been removed from the team. Jeremy Aguero was appointed chief operations and analytics officer in October. ResignAfter just seven months, I was fired on Thursday.
Ventrelle was re-elected Raiders president on July 20, 2021. Ventrelle joined the Raiders in 2003. He was previously executive vice president and general counsel before he was promoted last year.
Per VisitLasVegas.comVentrelle was an integral part of the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas from Oakland. He also helped establish the Las Vegas Stadium Authority, which assisted in the development of Allegiant Stadium.
Ventrelle took over as interim president for the Raiders after Marc Badain ResignFrom the position in July last year. Badain was with the franchise for over 30 years. Mike Mayock was the general manager. FiredAfter three seasons, Las Vegas in January
Ventrelle was with the Raiders from 2016 to 2021. They were a wild-card team and made it to the playoffs last season, but fell to the Cincinnati Bengals in round one.
