Circle the wagons and circle the calendar. There has been yet another twist in the Relocation Raiders saga. So the dates of March 26-29 loom as the highest-stakes showdown yet when it comes to the team’s future.
The NFL’ s regular March meetings have long been scheduled for those days in Phoenix. But now, it seems for sure, the Raiders will get an up-or-down vote on whether the league wants the team in Las Vegas . . . or if, instead, the league is leery of the concept and doesn’t want to move so fast.
My prediction, until I hear more complete details, is still that the final decision will be delayed until later in the year–or perhaps even by as long as 12 months.