First Black Female President in NFL History Hired by Las Vegas Raiders
The announcement, made last Thursday, by The Las Vegas Raiders made history when the hiring of a new president, Sandra Douglass Morgan, was announced as the first Black Woman to head up an NFL team.
“Her experience, integrity and passion for this community will be invaluable to our organization,” Raiders owner Mark Davis said in a statement. “From the moment I met Sandra, I knew she was a force to be reckoned with. We are extremely lucky to have her at the helm.”
Morgan, previously held prominent positions up until 2021 Morgan was the Nevada city attorney until joining the Nevada Gaming Control Board in 2019 also as the first Black Woman on the board.
“I definitely never want to be the last and I want to get to the point obviously where there is no more firsts,” she continued, adding that she tipped her hat to all the trailblazing women before her. “If I could be an inspiration or help or open doors for any other women or girl out there then that’s an incredible accomplishment for me.”
The Raiders have had a rough couple of years as a team. Morgan comes at a time where she will be the 3rd president of the team in just over a year.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden also resigned in October 2021 after racist, misogynistic and homophobic comments he made via email between 2011 and 2017 were made public.
