Mark Davis is upset. He’s so upset that he says he’ll go anywhere in America (or the world) to find a stadium solution for the Raiders… with one exception. He’s not going to St. Louis.
I just ran into the Oakland Raiders' Mark Davis. He said he's interested in other cities. I asked about St. Louis. He said absolutely not.
— David Hunn (@davidhunn) January 13, 2016
Not to worry, Mark. The St. Louis mayor made it clear today that the city isn’t interested in using their progress on a stadium with the Rams to lure another team to St. Louis.
Elsewhere, the pipe dream of the Chargers balking at Los Angeles (and opening a spot for the Raiders) seems to be dead as well.
Chargers believe the framework presented to them to join the Rams in LA has doable components & would allow them to move in 2016, per source
— Jim Trotter (@JimTrotter_NFL) January 13, 2016
That leaves two primary options (for now) on the table for Davis and the Raiders: San Diego and San Antonio. The problem with both isn’t necessarily the location. It’s the relocation fee. Any move away from Oakland would begin with the Raiders forking over half a billion dollars – to join a market no more attractive than where they already are.
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