Dan Ventrelle fired as Las Vegas Raiders president, alleges owner Mark Davis ignored complaints of a hostile work environment

By Jacob Lev, CNN

Updated 0937 GMT (1737 HKT) May 8, 2022

Las Vegas Raiders president Dan Ventrelle speaks during a kick-off event celebrating the 2022 NFL Draft on April 25, 2022 in Las Vegas.

(CNN)Las Vegas Raiders team president Dan Ventrelle has been fired, the team's owner Mark Davis said in a statement Friday.

Davis didn't provide a reason for the termination in the statement, which was posted on the NFL team's Twitter account. «Dan Ventrelle is no longer with the Raiders organization,» Davis said in the statement. «We will have no further comment at this time.»However, in a statement sent via text message to the Las Vegas Review-Journal Friday afternoon, Ventrelle said he was fired as retaliation for informing the league of alleged complaints claiming Davis created a hostile work environment as well as other potential misconduct, which he says Davis dismissed.«I have committed almost 18 years of my life to the success of the Raiders as General Counsel and President. I take that responsibility very seriously, which is why multiple written complaints from employees that Mark created a hostile work environment and engaged in other potential misconduct caused me grave concern,» Ventrelle told the Review-Journal. NFL Draft: Everything you need to knowRead MoreWhen confronted about the issues, Davis was «dismissive did not demonstrate the warranted level of concern,» Ventrelle said.«Given this, I informed the NFL of these issues and of Mark's unacceptable response. Soon thereafter, I was fired in retaliation for raising these concerns,» he said, noting that he stands by his decision. «I remain committed to doing everything in my power to support the Raiders and the Las Vegas community I now call home,» Ventrelle said,