# Al Davis has died? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 8, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-davis-has-died/598995 "2011-10-08T14:48:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-davis-has-died/598995/21 "2011-10-10T00:19:37Z")
> [@SanDiegoTim](#): > > NFL owners have to approve the sale of another’s team. Most recently, Rush Limbaugh was one of a few investors that wanted to purchase the Rams and the other owners voted down the deal. So, assuming Al Davis had a will and left the Raiders to someone, do the other NFL owners have the right to basically overpower Davis’ will? It’s a good question. I don’t know why they would, the team is going to his Son who has been involved with the organization for years and was established (sort of, Raiders are frustratingly secretive) as the person who would take ownership when Al finally kicked it years ago. It would seem to be a rare brand of cruelty to take that away from him. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-davis-has-died/598995/22 "2011-10-10T01:56:05Z")
> [@SanDiegoTim](#): > > NFL owners have to approve the sale of another’s team. Most recently, Rush Limbaugh was one of a few investors that wanted to purchase the Rams and the other owners voted down the deal. So, assuming Al Davis had a will and left the Raiders to someone, do the other NFL owners have the right to basically overpower Davis’ will? No idea what the NFL bylaws are in that case, but the league would be committing PR suicide in unimaginably big way to try to get involved. Short if his will giving control of the team over to Al Queda or his English Bulldog I can’t imagine it’ll be a concern. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-davis-has-died/598995.md?page=1)