Raiders will require fans attending games at Allegiant Stadium to be fully vaccinated

The Las Vegas Raiders will play their home games in front of a full capacity crowd this upcoming season, but there will be an important requirement.

The team announced that fans purchasing tickets to their games at Allegiant Stadium will be required to show proof of vaccination prior to entering the premises. The fans who show proof will not have to wear masks once they enter the stadium.

“Health and safety has always been our number one priority,” said Raiders owner Mark Davis.

“After consultation with Governor Sisolak and other community leaders, this policy ensures that we will be able to operate at full capacity without masks for fully vaccinated fans for the entire season.”

The Raiders have joined the New Orleans Saints in becoming the only NFL teams so far to enforce proof of vaccinations among their fans.

The move will surely ruffle some feathers among their fan base, but the organization feels the health risks associated with COVID-19 outweighs the possible backlash they will receive for this controversial decision.

The Raiders kick off their season with a home game against the Baltimore Ravens on September 13th at 8:00pm/ET.