The Oakland Raiders and the Davis family are forever tied to one another as Al Davis built the franchise from one of the AFL’s original teams to one of the most iconic franchises in sports. Since his death his son Mark Davis has taken the task of taking a financially struggling team without a new stadium into the modern era. A task that has proven to be difficult both on and off of the field for Mark due to the state the franchise was left in after Al’s death.
On the field, the Raiders appear to be making the steps to restoring the franchise’s tradition early in 2015 with two straight wins to move to a 2-1 record, but off of the field Davis is still struggling to get the modern stadium that the franchise needs to catch up with the rest of the league.