The Raiders would like this week’s focus to be on football. Veterans check into the Napa Valley Marriott on Thursday morning, with the first full-squad training camp practice the following day.
There is optimism surrounding this group, led by new head coach Jack Del Rio. Improvement, it seems, is on the horizon.
There is a pall hanging over this season, which could be the team’s last in Oakland. That topic was addressed on Wednesday, when the NFL met with the Raiders and Oakland and Alameda County officials at the team’s Alameda practice facility regarding the progress of a football-only stadium in the East Bay.