The Las Vegas Raiders have ousted a longtime executive who spent 17 years as legal chief—a move the executive calls retribution for reporting to the league office employee concerns that the team has a hostile work environment.

Dan Vantrelle, who joined the Raiders in 2003 after serving as outside counsel for the team, was promoted from general counsel to president last July following the resignation of Marc Bardain, who'd led the team since 2013. Both played key roles in the Raiders' relocation from Oakland, California, to Las Vegas in 2020.

The Raiders on Friday posted a note on social media from team owner Mark Davis saying only that "Dan Vantrelle is no longer with the Raiders organization. We will have no further comment at this time."