Oakland Raiders: Biggest Storylines From First Week Of OTA’s
By Kevin Saito
Jan 16, 2015; Alameda, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis at press conference at the Raiders practice facility. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Mark Davis Open To Doing What Is Necessary
For a long, long, long time now, Mark Davis has maintained the position that his preference is to keep the team in Oakland. He’s said on many occasions that keeping the Raiders in the East Bay – and not as a tenant in the San Francisco 49ers’ stadium – is his number one priority.
Because there is such a funding gap – $400 million by most early estimates – and both the city of Oakland and Alameda County doing nothing more than sitting on their hands and paying lip service to the idea of keeping the Raiders in Oakland, there has been almost zero movement on the stadium project.
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A new stadium for the Raiders has already been described as “being on life support,” “nearly dead,” and the ever colorful, “gurgling blood.”
With neither the city nor county stepping up to do what’s necessary, according to reports, Mark Davis has decided to take the bull by the horns on his own. According to reports, Davis is open to the idea of selling a minority share in the Raiders if it means being able to scare up the rest of the cash to help fund the new stadium, and keep the Raiders in Oakland.
The late Al Davis likely wouldn’t be on board with that plan, but times change, and you have to learn to change with them. If Mark Davis wants to keep the Raiders in Oakland, as he professes, then he’s going to have to think outside the box a little bit – such as selling a minority stake in the team.
It would be really great if Oakland and Alameda County both showed that sort of commitment to keeping the Raiders in the East Bay.
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