SAN FRANCISCO -– NFL commissioner Roger Goodell put some heat on East Bay efforts to keep the Raiders in Oakland on Wednesday afternoon at the NFL owners meetings.
Those were just words.
An expected rule change discussed that morning could have a greater impact.
NFL owners seem prepared to shorten the relocation window and move it into the latter portions of the 2015 regular season. The window, typically set for Jan. 1-Feb.15, will also likely be shortened to less than the standard six weeks.
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That alteration was discussed during the owners meetings, which concluded Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton hotel.