When it comes to the question of whether the Raiders will stay in Oakland or return to Los Angeles, there’s a third option that some see as more viable than others do.
Count former Raiders great Tim Brown among those who think a move to San Antonio (in Brown’s home state of Texas) as a realistic possibility.
“I think they should stay in Oakland if at all possible and I know that’s what the team is trying to do,” Brown said on Friday’s PFT Live. “They’re trying to work out a deal to stay there, but it’s tough because the city of Oakland doesn’t have the funds to get it done and it seems like to everybody that really L.A. is trying to woo any team. . . .
“I’ll tell you, the wild card here, I believe, is San Antonio. I know people don’t want to hear that, but from what I’m hearing the package that San Antonio put on the table was far better than any package they could have ever imagined. So financially the best thing for the team may be to go to San Antonio. I know that would hurt a lot of Raiders fans in California but at the same time, this team has to find a home and if Oakland and L.A. can’t get it done, then maybe San Antonio’s the place.”
For more from Brown, including his Heisman memories, the biggest Heisman snub he recalls, his ongoing Hall of Fame snub, and his strong belief that Jon Gruden should be the next coach of the Raiders, click the thing in the thing below.