The Oakland Raiders have reportedly secured land in San Antonio, Texas, according to Bleacher Report's Jason Cole. Raiders owner Mark Davis was left as the odd man out at the NFL owners meeting in Houston this past week, as the Rams were approved for relocation to Los Angeles by a vote of 30-2.
The Chargers were also given an option to join the Rams in Inglewood, and Chargers owner Dean Spanos is reportedly expected to join Rams owner Stan Kroenke this upcoming season. The Raiders were given an option to join the Rams in Los Angeles, but only after the Chargers have turned down their offer in January of 2017. Reports of the Raiders targeting San Antonio for a possible relocation came out prior to the NFL owners' decision, and Davis said following the announcement that he was noncommittal about the franchise's future in Oakland.
"We don't have a lease right now at the Oakland Coliseum," Davis said following the decision, via Pro Football Talk. "America, the world is a possibility for Raiders Nation." The lease in Oakland is only part of the issue that Davis faces in relocating the Raiders, as he would still need 23 other owners' votes to approve a move to a new city.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones originated the proposal to have the Rams and Chargers join up in Inglewood, and many believe that both Jones and Houston Texans owner Bob McNair would strongly oppose the move to Texas. "Well if they go there, we have suburb called Plano, Texas right outside Dallas," Jones said, via Pro Football Talk. "There's a higher percentage of Cowboys fans in San Antonio than there is in Plano; 97 percent. So it's a great hotbed for us down there, we do a lot of things down there, we train down there. So if they go down there they'll be surrounded with a lot of Cowboys fans and that's good, that's good."
While the Cowboys owner may feel that his team has a strong lock on San Antonio, the fact that the Raiders could steal fans away would likely lead to him trying to block this move. Jones would reportedly have a tough time blocking the Raiders from moving to San Antonio, especially after his proposal landed the Raiders as the odd team out this past week, according to Cole. Davis isn't the only one reportedly interested in the possibility in San Antonio, as former Minnesota Vikings and San Antonio Spurs owner Red McCombs said that the city of San Antonio is ready for the Raiders and is even willing to invest in the team if needed, according to ESPN.
McCombs said that there are several locations in San Antonio that could work for building the future Raiders stadium, adding that he currently has 12 corporate sponsors who are will to make "serious commitments," via ESPN.
Davis has declined to comment about the possible relocation to San Antonio, but sports fans across the country can't help but think that the Raiders and Spurs would make the perfect pair of black and silver in San Antonio.
