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From the assumption of the team by Mark Davis in , the Raiders had been subject to rampant relocation speculation as the team attempted to find a new stadium in Oakland or elsewhere, due to the age of Oakland Alameda Coliseum , being secondary tenants to Major League Baseball 's Athletics , and the expiration of the team's lease at the end of After looking into a variety of options in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and elsewhere the team will ultimately relocate to Las Vegas by Raiders' owner Mark Davis further increased the unlikelihood of the Raiders and the 49ers to share Levi's stadium when he told NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport that he has no plans to share the stadium but that he did recognize the Raiders' need for a new home and that he hoped the new home would be in Oakland.
Had the Raiders moved to Santa Clara, this would have marked the third time the Raiders and 49ers use the same venue. The San Diego Chargers however had the first option to join the Rams at the new stadium, but the Raiders would have been authorized to negotiate an agreement if the Chargers did not exercise their option by January On March 7, , then-mayor Jean Quan unveiled an ambitious project to the media that was designed to improve the sports facilities of all three major league sports teams in the city the Raiders, Major League Baseball MLB 's Athletics and the National Basketball Association NBA 's Golden State Warriors , as well as attract new businesses to the city.
The project, dubbed Coliseum City, had entailed the redevelopment of the existing Oakland Alameda Coliseum complex. The redevelopment would have seen the construction of two new stadiums on the present location, a baseball-only stadium and a football-only stadium, while Oracle Arena , home of the Warriors, will be either rebuilt or undergo extensive renovations. However, no officials from either of Oakland's major league teams were present at the media conference.
In an ideal situation, construction would have started by the end of The group had met with team executives and Oakland city officials to brief them on their proposal. They also met with mayor Libby Schaaf. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to begin negotiations with Lott's group and with the city of Oakland regarding the "price and terms of sale" for the acre land of the Oakland Coliseum and Oracle Arena. On November 22, , a framework deal to keep the Raiders in Oakland was announced.
The Ronnie Lott proposal was voted on by the Oakland city and Alameda County elected officials on December 13, [] and approved by Oakland in a 7—0 vote and by Alameda County in a 3—1 vote. Al Davis coined slogans such as "Pride and Poise", "Commitment to Excellence", and "Just Win, Baby"—all of which are registered trademarks of the team. The nickname Raider Nation refers to the die hard fans of the team spread throughout the United States and the world.
The Raider Nation is also known for the Black Hole, a specific area of the Coliseum sections — frequented by the team's rowdiest and most fervent fans. Al Davis created the phrase Raider Nation in A and the effect of the Raiders' image on their persona. It was released on September 14, The Oakland Raiderettes are the cheerleading squad for the Oakland Raiders. They were established in as the Oakland Raiderettes. They have been billed as "Football's Fabulous Females". Additionally, games are broadcast on 20 radio stations in Nevada , Oregon , Colorado , Hawaii , and Arkansas.
George Atkinson and Jim Plunkett offer pre- and post-game commentary. Compass Media Networks is responsible for producing and distributing Raiders radio broadcasts. Bill King was the voice of the Raiders from to , during which time he called approximately games. The Raiders awarded him rings for all three of their Super Bowl victories. King died in October from complications after surgery. Until their dismissal prior to the season, Greg Papa was the voice of the Raiders with former Raiders quarterback and coach Tom Flores doing commentary from to The Raiders are a beneficiary of league scheduling policies.
Pacific time slot. In addition, they cannot play interconference home games at the same time or network as the 49ers. As a result, both teams generally have more limited scheduling options, and also benefit by receiving more prime time games than usual. They also have rivalries with other teams that arose from playoff battles in the past, most notably with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots.
The Chiefs are the Raiders biggest and most hated divisional foe, and the bitter rivalry between the two teams have had several memorable moments. From to , the Raiders have lost 17 out of 20 regular season meetings between the Chiefs, including a 10—game losing streak at Kansas City; the Raiders also lost to the Chiefs 10—6 in the Wild Card round on December 28, On September 8, , the Chiefs also began to lead the overall series against the Raiders for the first time since November 23, On January 1, , the last game of the NFL regular season, the Raiders defeated the Chiefs for the first time in Kansas City since in overtime on a yard field goal kick made by Joe Nedney.
The Chiefs lead the overall series 64—53—2 , and are the only team in the AFC West that the Raiders have a losing record against. Until October 19, - when they defeated the Chiefs, 31—30 on a game-tying touchdown on the last play of the game, leading to a game winning PAT - the Raiders had lost five straight to the Chiefs, their previous win against them being in the season. The Raiders' rivalry with the Broncos , while not as bitter as their rivalry with the Chiefs, is still very heated, as the two teams have faced each other twice a year since the AFL's inception.
The Raiders had a game winning streak against the Broncos from to , which lasted until October 22, when the Broncos defeated the Raiders 30— While the Raiders still hold the advantage in the all-time series 63—53—2 , the Broncos amassed 21 wins in 28 games, from the season and the arrival of Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan , through the season. Shanahan coached the Raiders before being fired just four games into the season, which has only served to intensify this rivalry. On October 24, , the Raiders beat the Broncos 59—14 , giving the Raiders the most points scored in a game in the team's history.
On December 13, , The Raiders pulled a huge upset on the Broncos 15—12 by a spectacular performance from their defense allowing 4 field goals. Linebacker Khalil Mack who recorded 5 sacks In that game against Denver which is tied the most sacks in franchise along with Howie Long. The Los Angeles Chargers ' rivalry with Oakland dates to the season, when the Raiders defeated the heavily favored Chargers twice, both come-from-behind fourth quarter victories.
The Raiders held a streak without losing to the Chargers with a 16—0—2 record from to One of the most memorable games between these teams was the "Holy Roller" game in , in which the Raiders fumbled for a touchdown in a very controversial play. The Raiders were victorious over the Chargers of a score 34— The Raiders ended up moving on to play in Super Bowl 15 defeating the Eagles 27— The Chargers led the game in the 1st half 24—0 until the Raiders came into the 2nd half and made a huge comeback and defeated the San Diego Chargers 28— The Raiders hold the overall series advantage at 63—54—2.
The first exhibition game, played in , ended with the 49ers defeating the AFL Raiders 13— After the merger, the 49ers won in Oakland 38—7. As a result, games between the two are referred to as the "Battle of the Bay. Fans and players of the winning team can claim "bragging rights" as the better team in the area. On August 20, , in the third week of the preseason, the preseason game between the rivals was marked by fights in restrooms and stands at Candlestick Park , including a shooting outside the stadium in which several were injured.
The NFL has decided to cancel all future preseason games between the Raiders and 49ers. The series ended on November 1, during a Thursday Night Football broadcast at Levi's Stadium, marking the last time both teams would meet before the Raiders moved to their new home in Las Vegas. The 49ers won the game to tie their regular season series at 7. The rivalry between the Raiders and New England Patriots dates to their time in the AFL, but was intensified during a preseason game, when Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley was permanently paralyzed after a vicious hit delivered by Raiders free safety Jack Tatum.
Before that, New England also lost a playoff game in to the Raiders; the game is unofficially known as "The Ben Dreith Game" due to a controversial penalty by head referee Dreith.
While based in Los Angeles, the team hosted New England in the divisional round of the playoffs in The game was won by New England and marred by a chaotic rumble between the teams in the end zone as players were leaving the field after the game. The two teams met in a divisional-round playoff game in , which became known as the " Tuck Rule Game ". Late in the game, an incomplete pass, ruled a fumble, by Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was overturned, and New England went on to win in overtime and eventually won the Super Bowl against the heavily favored St.
Louis Rams , the Raiders' former crosstown rivals in Los Angeles. The first contest being the following year during the season in Oakland, with the Raiders winning 27—20; they met in the season opener in New England with the Patriots ruining Randy Moss ' debut as a Raider 30—20; the Patriots defeated the Raiders 49—26 in December in Bill Belichick 's th regular season win as Patriots coach; a Patriots 31—19 win during the season ; a scrappy 16—9 Patriots win in the third week of the season , and the Patriots' 33—8 win in Mexico City in The New York Jets began a strong rivalry with the Raiders in the AFL during the s that continued through much of the s, fueled in part by Raider Ike Lassiter breaking star quarterback Joe Namath 's jaw during a game though Ben Davidson wrongly got blamed , [] the famous Heidi Game during the season, and the Raiders' bitter loss to the Jets in the AFL Championship later that season.
The rivalry waned in later years, but saw a minor resurgence in the —02 period. The Raiders lost the 37—27 on December 8, , but won the most recent matchup 20—34 on November 1, Rivalries that have waned in recent [ when? The next year in the divisional playoffs the Raiders trailed Miami 26—21; in the final minute the Raiders drove to the Miami eight yard line; a desperation pass by Ken Stabler was caught in traffic by Clarence Davis in the play known as the "Sea of Hands. The Pittsburgh Steelers ' rivalry with the Raiders has historically been very tight; as of the season the Raiders lead the regular season series 12 wins to 10, and their playoff rivalry is tied 3—3.
The rivalry was extremely intense during the s. The Steelers knocked the Raiders out of the playoffs in three of four consecutive seasons in the early s the first loss was the " Immaculate Reception " game until the Raiders finally beat the Steelers in the AFC Championship and went on to win Super Bowl XI.
When the two teams met in the season opener, Atkinson hit Swann again and gave him another concussion. On December 6, the 3—8 Raiders helped spoil the defending champions ' quest for the playoffs as the game lead changed five times in the fourth quarter and a Louis Murphy touchdown with 11 seconds to go won it 27—24 for the Raiders. Oakland was then beaten 35—3 by Pittsburgh on November 21, ; this game brought out the roughness of the rivalry's s history when Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was punched by Raiders defensive end Richard Seymour following a touchdown.
Most recently, on November 8, , the Steelers outplayed the Raiders for a 38—35 victory. During the game, the Raiders defense allowed wide receiver Antonio Brown to catch 17 passes for yards. Both are Steelers team records and the yards is the 7th most yards receiving in a game in NFL history. Oakland defeated the Oilers in the Wild Card playoffs 27—7 and defeated the Titans in the AFC Championship Game 41—24; the combined scores of these four games is — As mentioned earlier, the Raiders and Los Angeles Rams had a rivalry during the 13 years both teams shared the Los Angeles market.
The teams met six times in the regular season in this period; Raiders won the 1st meeting 37—31 when both teams met in this period on December 18, , with the Raiders winning four times during the battle of Los Angeles. Max Winter, a Minneapolis businessman was among the eight proposed franchise owners in the American Football League.
In a move typical of the NFL owners who were frightened by the prospect of competition and continually obstructed the new league, they offered Winter an expansion franchise in the NFL. This was after the NFL had rejected Lamar Hunt's feelers, saying they were not interested in expansion. After the AFL's first draft, in which players were selected for the then nameless Minneapolis franchise, Winter reneged from his agreement with the AFL owners and defected to the NFL with a franchise that started play in and was named the Minnesota Vikings.
Once the consortium of owners was found for the eighth franchise, the team was named the Raiders. The Minneapolis group did not take with them any of the rights to players they drafted when they defected to the NFL, because their first draft in that league was in The Raiders were not originally in Minnesota as some claim.
They were a new, charter franchise in the American Football League. One reason they were so weak in the first few years of the AFL was that the other AFL teams did not make quality players available in the allocation draft. At the time, Oakland seemed an unlikely venue for a professional football team. The city had not asked for a team, there was no ownership group and there was no stadium in Oakland suitable for pro football the closest stadiums were in Berkeley and San Francisco and there was already a successful NFL franchise in the Bay Area in the San Francisco 49ers.
Upon receiving the franchise, Oakland civic leaders found a number of businesspeople willing to invest in the new team. A limited partnership was formed to own the team headed by managing general partner Y.
Wayne Valley —86 , restaurateur Harvey Binns —82 , Don Blessing — , and contractor Charles Harney —62 [] as well as numerous limited partners. Wilson Jr. After the conclusion of the first season Soda dropped out of the partnership, and on January 17, , Valley, McGah and Osborne bought out the remaining four general partners.
Soon after, Valley and McGah purchased Osborne's interest, with Valley named as the managing general partner. In , Valley hired Al Davis, a former assistant coach for the San Diego Chargers, as head coach and general manager. On July 25, , Davis returned as part owner of the team. In , with Wayne Valley out of the country for several weeks attending the Olympic Games in Munich , Davis's attorneys drafted a revised partnership agreement that gave him total control over all of the Raiders' operations.
McGah, a supporter of Davis, signed the agreement. Under partnership law, by a 2—1 vote of the general partners, the new agreement was thus ratified. Valley was furious when he discovered this, and immediately filed suit to have the new agreement overturned, but the court sided with Davis and McGah.
Legally, the club is a limited partnership with nine partners — Davis' heirs and the heirs of the original eight team partners. From onward, Davis had exercised near-complete control as president of the team's general partner, A. Football, Inc. Ed McGah, the last of the original eight general partners of the Raiders, died in September Upon his death, his interest was devised to a family trust , of which his son, E.
McGah , was the trustee.
The younger McGah was himself a part-owner of the team, as a limited partner, and died in Several members of the McGah family filed suit against Davis in October , alleging mismanagement of the team by Davis. The lawsuit sought monetary damages and to remove Davis and A. Among their specific complaints, the McGahs alleged that Davis failed to provide them with detailed financial information previously provided to Ed and E.
The Raiders countered that—under the terms of the partnership agreement as amended in —upon the death of the elder McGah in , his general partner interest converted to that of a limited partner. The team continued to provide the financial information to the younger McGah as a courtesy, though it was under no obligation to do so. The majority of the lawsuit was dismissed in April , when an Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled that the case lacked merit since none of the other partners took part in the lawsuit.
As a result of the settlement, confidential details concerning Al Davis and the ownership of the Raiders were not released to the public. He was unsuccessful in this effort, reportedly because the sale would not give the purchaser any control of the Raiders, even in the event of Davis's death. Al Davis died on October 8, , at According to a partnership agreement, Davis' interest passed to his wife, Carol. Although the team has regularly sold out since , the team ranked in the bottom three in league attendance from to , and failed to sell out a majority of their home games.
One of the reasons cited for the poor attendance figures was the decision to issue costly personal seat licenses PSLs upon the Raiders' return to Oakland in They were only valid for ten years, however, while other teams issue them permanently. As a result, fewer than 31, PSLs were sold for a stadium that holds twice that number.
From until the lifting of the policy in television blackouts of Raiders home games were common. The Raiders and Al Davis have been involved in several lawsuits throughout their history, including ones against the NFL. When the NFL declined to approve the Raiders' move from Oakland to Los Angeles in , the team joined the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission in a lawsuit against the league alleging a violation of antitrust laws.
He was the only NFL owner to do so. After relocating back to Oakland, the team sued the NFL for interfering with their negotiations to build a new stadium at Hollywood Park prior to the move. The Raiders' lawsuit further contended that they had the rights to the Los Angeles market, and thus were entitled to compensation from the league for giving up those rights by moving to Oakland. A jury found in favor of the NFL in , but the verdict was overturned a year later due to alleged juror misconduct. In February , a California Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the original verdict.
But after games rarely sold out, the Raiders filed suit, claiming that they were misled by the city and the Coliseum Authority with the false promise that there would be sellouts. On November 2, , a settlement was announced, part of which was the abolishment of PSLs as of the season. In , the team sued the NFL in Santa Clara County , in a lawsuit that ultimately included 22 separate causes of action. Included in the team's claims were claims that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ' pirate logo diluted the team's California trademark in its own pirate logo and for trade dress dilution on the ground that the League had improperly permitted other teams including the Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers to adopt colors for their uniforms similar to those of the Raiders.
Among other things, the lawsuit sought an injunction to prevent the Buccaneers and Panthers from wearing their uniforms while playing in California. In , these claims were dismissed on summary judgment because the relief sought would violate the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. BALCO marketed tetrahydrogestrinone "the Clear" , a then-undetected, performance-enhancing steroid developed by chemist Patrick Arnold.
From Conte worked with well-known American football star Bill Romanowski, who proved to be useful to establish new connections to athletes and coaches. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has inducted 14 players who made their primary contribution to professional football while with the Raiders, in addition to coach-owner-commissioner Al Davis, head coach John Madden and executive Ron Wolf. The Raiders' total is of 25 Hall of Famers. The Raider organization does not retire the jersey numbers of former players on an official or unofficial basis. All 99 numbers are available for any player, regardless of stature or who previously wore the number.
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For a variety of reasons, each is a long shot — or in the case of UC Berkeley, no shot at all. At 50, seats, Stanford Stadium is a possibility but school officials have yet to talk to the Raiders, according to Ray Purpur, deputy athletic director. He did not dismiss the idea even though. Even a temporary one such as the Raiders could be appealing from a financial perspective. Spartans athletic director Marie Tuite is game. But it is difficult to imagine any architect could magically turn the aging facility into something acceptable to NFL teams.
Besides, the year-old stadium will become obsolete when the Rebels join the Raiders in their new digs in NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said during a Super Bowl news conference that he wanted to get the schedule completed as soon possible. The NFL announced the regular-season schedule April 19 last year. By David DeBolt ddebolt bayareanewsgroup. February 12, at February 12, at 5: