Report: San Antonio trying hard to lure Raiders

[madinmaryland]

The city of San Antonio has been putting in extensive work while attempting to try to lure the Raiders into relocating to the city, according to documents obtained by the San Antonio Express-News.

According to the report, in the weeks leading up to a July meeting in San Antonio between Raiders executives, including owner Mark Davis, and San Antonio officials and business leaders, city staff conducted "significant analysis of a potential deal," while others worked to make the weekend a “once in a lifetime” tour.

The city has also identified $27.4 million in necessary upgrades to the Alamodome to get it to NFL standards, and has examined potential funding sources for a new stadium.

On Wednesday, it was reported that the Raiders will not be asking for an extension on their stadium deal with O.co Coliseum, which expires at the end of this season.

The Express-News also reports that a source with knowledge of the situation discounted comments made by San Antonio Spurs shareholder Charlie Amato expressing concern about a Raiders move to the city, and said Spurs owner Peter Holt "assured Mark [Davis] the Spurs would not be a roadblock to the Raiders relocating."

Read more: http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/08/14/san-antonio-trying-lure-oakland-raiders-relocation

Hmmm.

[KamaAina]

1. Get in line. L.A. is workin' it, too.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/120445883

And they already have a fan base down there, from the last go-round.

[Auggie]

2. San Antonio is not going to happen

The league and the owners want a team in L.A.

[mythology]

3. Yes but if the league can get San Antonio to put together an offer

then they can leverage a better deal out of LA, the same way a team will threaten to leave unless a city builds them a brand new stadium on the tax payer's dime.