<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> ← 2017 </Li> <Li> Raiders seasons </Li> <Li> 2019 → </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> ← 2017 </Li> <Li> Raiders seasons </Li> <Li> 2019 → </Li> </Ul> <P> The 2018 season is the Oakland Raiders' 49th in the National Football League, their 59th overall, their 24th since their return to Oakland, and their first under head coach Jon Gruden since his rehiring by the organization (fifth overall). The Raiders will play their home games at Oakland--Alameda County Coliseum . This is their first season since 2013 without star defensive end / outside lineback Khalil Mack, after he was traded to the Chicago Bears for two first round draft picks . </P> <P> Although the league approved the Raiders' eventual relocation to Las Vegas on March 27, 2017, the team still maintains its lease at the Oakland--Alameda County Coliseum and intends to use the stadium for at least the 2018 season, after which the lease is scheduled to expire . The Raiders' Las Vegas Stadium is not expected to be completed until 2020 . In April 2017, the operators of the Coliseum stated they would be unwilling to sign an extension; by September of that year, the Coliseum operators expressed willingness to negotiate, but insisted on concessions to compensate for the million - dollar deficit the Coliseum runs by hosting Raiders games . The Raiders are believed to have substantial cash flow problems that could prevent them from making the necessary concessions . Owner Mark Davis has stated he would prefer to stay in Oakland for the 2019 season but is considering other options, including Las Vegas's Sam Boyd Stadium, Berkeley's California Memorial Stadium, the San Francisco 49ers's Levi's Stadium and even the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, a venue thought to have been ruled out in 2014 . Davis acknowledged that if fans failed to support the team similarly to the 1996 Houston Oilers, it could hasten the relocation . </P>

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