Just as a football game cannot proceed without a coin flip, we must establish an understanding with regards to the Onion-esque deal proffered the Oakland-Los Angeles-Oakland-San Francisco-San Diego-London-San Antonio-Berkeley-Stanford Raiders by the impenitent municipalities of Tucson, Arizona and Birmingham, Alabama:
The deal will never happen. That is to say, the two charming burgs will not realize their wish to co-host the Raiders during the 2019 NFL season.
You’re familiar with the back story. The Raiders announce they are moving in 2020 into a new stadium just off the Las Vegas strip (and all the $5 prime rib dinners you can stomach).