The Oakland Raiders franchise is kind of in limbo right now. After failing to get a deal done in Las Vegas, it’s back to the drawing board for Mark Davis.
The city of Oakland won’t subsidize the team for stadium construction. Oakland, on the whole, seems somewhat indifferent to keeping or losing the Raiders. Maybe they’re more worried about the A’s. Who knows?
City officials may be apathetic, but former Niner and Raider Ronnie Lott has an investment group waiting in the wings. Their initial proposal was full of holes, but Lott’s group is shoring up that proposal and Lott said in a statement yesterday “if the Raiders want to stay in Oakland, we are more than ready in being a partner to make that happen.