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Roger Goodell Writes Letter to Mayor Libby Schaaf on Raiders' Las Vegas Move

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote a letter to Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf casting doubt on the city's chances of keeping the Oakland Raiders, the East Bay Times' David DeBolt reported Saturday.

In a podcast with The MMQB's Peter King (h/t the San Jose Mercury News' Jon Becker), Goodell confirmed he spoke with Schaaf on Wednesday about a plan for the Raiders to stay in their current home.

However, DeBolt obtained a copy of the letter Goodell wrote to Schaaf in which he argued Oakland's current stadium proposal isn't "clear and specific, actionable in a reasonable time frame and free of major contingencies.