Las Vegas Raiders Hire the First Black Female President in NFL History

Sandra Douglass Morgan arrives at a news conference introducing her as the new President of the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, on July 7.Photographer: Ethan Miller/Getty Images North America

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By Norah Mulinda

July 8, 2022 at 5:37 PM UTC

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The Las Vegas Raiders, grappling with allegations of a hostile work environment, named Sandra Douglass Morgan to be the team’s president, making her the first Black woman to hold that position in the National Football League.

“From the moment I met Sandra, I knew she was a force to be reckoned with,” Raiders owner Mark Davis said Thursday in a statement. “We are extremely lucky to have her at the helm.”