The Costa Mesa city council held a vote on whether or not to host the Las Vegas Raiders' 2024 training camp on Tuesday night and the vote passed unanimously.
The city council voted 7-0 to bring the Raiders' training camp to Jack Hammett Sports Complex in Costa Mesa, California, marking the first time the Raiders will hold their training camp in California since the move to Las Vegas.
As part of the agreement, the Raiders will pay $165,000 in rent and the team must invest another $600,000 in renovations to bring the grounds up to NFL standards.
Here are more specifics of the agreement:
- Team Junior Training Camp for kids ages 6 to 12
- 100 tickets for local students to attend an NFL game in Southern California
- Donation of outdoor weight training equipment to Costa Mesa High School
- A New Mobile Recreation Van for programs in underserved areas, and
- A $10,000 donation to a local youth sports team
The original agreement called for practices open to the public, but per Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, that is unlikely to happen and instead practices will be open to season-ticket holders, guests and sponsors.
Costa Mesa was previously the training camp venue for the Chargers during their first few years after moving to Los Angeles. The Houston Texans were also vying for the location.
