{"id":6796,"date":"2016-11-24T11:53:17","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T16:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=6796"},"modified":"2016-11-24T11:53:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-24T16:53:17","slug":"raiders-relocation-going-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2016\/11\/24\/raiders-relocation-going-oakland\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders Relocation: What is Really Going on in Oakland?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf<\/strong> announced Tuesday<\/strong> that a framework of a deal with the Lott Group<\/strong> was reached that could stall the Oakland Raiders<\/strong> relocation to Las Vegas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

So what does that really mean?<\/p>\n

Raiders Relocation: What is Really Going on in Oakland?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Oakland Mayor<\/strong> and the Lott Group have agreed to a possible deal on the Coliseum<\/strong> land. \u00a0It means that there was\u00a0a proposal on a land deal that went before the Alameda Board of Supervisors<\/strong> yesterday. Also, that proposal will be heard by the Oakland City Council<\/strong> on November 29th. To my knowledge, there was\u00a0no action taken by the Alameda Board of Supervisors.<\/p>\n

To put it bluntly, the statement made by the Oakland Mayor was much ado about nothing. Even Ronnie Lott<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>said \u00a0“We’re so far away from getting there” that he did not want to comment on the mayor’s comments on KNBR<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nothing has been inked. The Oakland A’s<\/strong> have not agreed to a deal. The Raiders have seen the framework and want no part of it.\u00a0All this is is an agreement on a proposal on the Coliseum land.\u00a0The city and county still need to approve that agreement.<\/p>\n

If approved by Oakland and Alameda, then the Raiders, A’s, and Golden State Warriors<\/strong> have to agree with it. Many people do not realize how complicated\u00a0all this is.<\/p>\n

Mark Davis<\/strong> reiterated his commitment to Las Vegas \u201cThe Raiders are committed to Las Vegas, and that\u2019s what I\u2019m working on.” Davis told Matt Youmans<\/strong> of the Las Vegas Review Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not only that, but Davis contacted Nevada<\/strong>\u00a0Governor Brian Sandoval<\/strong> and Andy Abboud<\/strong> of Sands Corp to reaffirm his pledge to Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

This new information will do nothing to stall a Raiders relocation.<\/p>\n

It has to be stressed that\u00a0for a deal that could stall the Raiders relocation it has to have 3 things.<\/p>\n

1. Consensus on the land between the City, County, and the Raiders.<\/p>\n

2. A deal on a new ball park for the Oakland A’s.<\/p>\n

3. And that deal has to be financially viable for Mark Davis without having to sell a stake in the team.<\/p>\n

Even if the Raiders get all that, and a bucket of chicken, the Oakland A’s can still squat on the Coliseum Land for another two years. What\u00a0that means is construction of a new Stadium in Oakland would not begin until 2019 at the earliest.<\/p>\n

By the way, enjoy Thanksgiving<\/strong> and the Raiders being the number one seed in the AFC<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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