 Davis's father and Raiders founder Al Davis was a staunch opponent of the NFL before the merger.Had such a realignment occurred, one of the existing NFC West teams would have taken their spot in the AFC West, with either the Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams (now the Los Angeles Rams), or Seattle Seahawks being the most likely candidates (the latter had been previously part of the AFC West until the 2002 realignment).On April 22, 2015, the Carson City Council bypassed the option to put the stadium to public vote and approved the plan 3–0.