Reaffirming the franchise’s desire to relocate to Southern Nevada in the wake of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson withdrawing his $650 million pledge last week, Oakland Raiders President Marc Badain told a meeting of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board that “financing will not be an issue” on Thursday.

And while the Raiders also lost the financing of Goldman Sachs, a longtime business partner of Adelson, Badain said “multiple financial institutions” had shown interest in the project for the $1.9 billion, $65,000-seat domed stadium the Raiders would share with UNLV. Badain, though, did not disclose said interested parties.

“You’d be surprised how many people are interested in funding this project,” Badain said.

At last week’s state-of-the-league address, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said potential investors with casino ties might want to look elsewhere, especially if they are looking for a certain path with their investment.

“I don’t see an ownership position in a team from a casino,” Goodell said. “That is not something that is consistent with our policies…not likely a stadium, either.”

The Raiders have pledged $500 million to the project and have identified a 62-acre plot on Russell Road, west of Interstate 15 and the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the south end of Las Vegas, as their preferred site.

And $750 million from a hotel tax is also in place.

The missing $650 million from Adelson, though, may be the least of the Raiders’ worries when it comes to relocation as a vindictive Adelson, who was angered that he was not listed on the Raiders’ lease proposal or the team’s relocation application to the NFL, could become their biggest foe, rather than their greatest ally in moving to Southern Nevada.

A vote for relocation could come at the NFL owners meetings in Phoenix March 26-29.

Badain said he hoped the Raiders and the Las Vegas Stadium Authority could make progress on the lease proposal the team submitted last month, which included a proposed $1 a year in rent for the Raiders.

“We’re in an industry where we’re used to plugging along and we’re used to having starts and stops,” Badain said. “(Raiders owner) Mark Davis made a commitment to Governor (Brian) Sandoval and we intend to see that through.”

— Information from the Las Vegas Sun was used in this report.

The Seattle Seahawks have signed kicker Blair Walsh, the team announced Thursday.

Walsh spent five seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, but the team released him after he struggled through nine games in 2016.

In the wild-card round of the 2015 playoffs, Walsh missed a potential game-winning field goal from 27 yards out against the Seahawks, allowing Seattle to advance. The miss came after kickers had hit 189 of 191 field goals from 27 yards or shorter during the 2015 season.

The Vikings stuck with him for the start of the 2016 season, but Walsh made just 15 of 19 extra points and 12 of 16 field goals before being released.

Steven Hauschka has been the Seahawks’ kicker for the past six years, but he is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent. Hauschka has missed 10 extra points the past two seasons, and coach Pete Carroll pointed out on several occasions that Hauschka was kicking the ball too low.

The plan for the Seahawks appears to be to let Hauschka sign elsewhere and give Walsh a chance to compete for the kicking job going into 2017.

Walsh, who made the Pro Bowl as a rookie in 2012 after setting an NFL record by going 10-for-10 on attempts of 50 yards or more, saw his numbers slip in his second season, but his troubles really started when the Vikings moved outdoors to TCF Bank Stadium while their new facility was under construction in 2014. Walsh hit just 74.3 percent of his field goals in 2014 as he grappled with the stadium’s tricky wind conditions. Although he led the league in made field goals in 2015, he missed four extra points once the league moved the kick back to the 15-yard line.

ESPN Vikings reporter Ben Goessling contributed to this report.

TEMPE, Ariz. — After evaluating his body and his mind over the last six weeks, Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer has decided to play in 2017, making the announcement Thursday through a team spokesman on Twitter.

“My intent was to take some time after the season to get away and see where I was physically and mentally,” Palmer said. “On both fronts, I can say I’m ready to get back to work and prepare for the 2017 season. This is a phenomenal group with a very special opportunity in front of it. I know how rare that is and I couldn’t be more excited to be a part of it.”

Palmer, 37, made his decision eight days after wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald told ESPN NFL Insider Jim Trotter he’ll be returning for the 2017 as well.

A Canadian Football League team has denied a report that it worked out former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel, who is attempting a comeback after sitting out the 2016 NFL season.

Saskatchewan Rough Riders general manager and coach Chris Jones told TSN that “no one from our club” worked out Manziel. In a separate statement to ESPN, the CFL said: “We are investigating. The Riders tell us that they did not work out Manziel. So at this point, it appears the report is false. Should other evidence come to light, we will deal with it accordingly.”

Denise Michaels, Manziel’s spokesperson, said Manziel has not worked out for any CFL team.

The Rough Riders would be in violation of CFL tampering rules if the workout did occur. Manziel’s CFL rights are owned by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Jones told TSN that he is “considering legal action.”

The Canadian blog 3DownNation reported Thursday morning that Manziel worked out for Saskatchewan officials in Florida prior to the Senior Bowl. Practices for the Senior Bowl began Jan. 24 in Mobile, Ala, and the event concluded with a game on Jan. 27.

Manziel was not immediately available for comment. In a Jan. 12 post on Instagram, he said he had been sober for 18 days and was pursuing a comeback. In a subsequent message sent to ESPN’s Ed Werder, Manziel said: “I love sports, I love football and when you take something away from yourself you realize it the hard way. The happiness from doing it sober has been ASTRONOMICAL. Beyond my wildest imagination and once that continued other good things started happening in my life and it just clicked.”

Manziel made a rare public appearance last week for an autograph session in Katy, Texas. He did not take questions there from reporters.

The CFL’s 2017 season begins in June.