Sandra Douglass Morgan becomes NFL's first Black female team president with Raiders

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Sandra Douglass Morgan, the former chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, was named team president of the Las Vegas Raiders Thursday.

Morgan becomes the first Black woman to hold that title with an NFL team. Morgan has a background in the city, living there over 40 years. Her father is a retired Air Force veteran who served at Nellis Air Force Base.

Sandra Douglass Morgan, left, speaks beside Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis during a news conference announcing Morgan as the new president of the Raiders Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

She said during a press conference she believed in the future of the organization and expressed her passion to make the city the best it can be.

"I've served on a number of boards that have helped people throughout the region and the state, and I strongly believe that each one of us has a role to play in mentoring and supporting our community's most vulnerable, and the responsibility that we share in this Raiders organization to make an everlasting and positive impact on this community," she said.

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Raiders team owner Mark Davis said Morgan topped his list of candidates every time he interviewed someone.

"Her experience, integrity and passion for this community will be invaluable to our organization," Davis said. "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 understood the organization has faced a number of controversies in recent months, but she was going to address them head-on.

Sandra Douglass Morgan speaks during a news conference where