keepingscore.blogs.time.com file photo: The Raiders may have no choice but to play in their old haunt the Oakland Coliseum for their last full season in 2019
On Headline Sports with London:
#1 The Raiders are close to swallowing the bitter pill and returning back to the Oakland Coliseum. The Raiders have met with Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority executive director Scott McKibben.
#2 The Raiders are bitter about the city of Oakland suing them for moving and Oakland’s claim of losing revenue from the team leaving. The City of Oakland claims they will lose millions of dollars from the move and are suing the Raiders and the NFL.
#3 The Raiders withdrew from a lease agreement that was tentative at $7.5 million. Because of the lawsuit the Raiders were prepared to play at the baseball Giants park formerly known as AT&T Park, but when San Francisco Mayor London Breed pretty much objected to the idea the Giants, who welcomed the Raiders felt the pressure of city hall.
#4 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is looking at his watch in regards for the Raiders to get a deal done soon as the NFL are looking to start making the schedules for next season and are putting pressure on the Raiders to get a deal for a site for next season done.
#5 In other news, former Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray has committed to football and most likely will not join the Oakland A’s. Murray looked like he was going to play for the A’s, but has now chosen to get into the NFL Draft.
London Marq does Headline Sports each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
