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Mark Davis can't afford a Raiders stadium, blames A's anyway

Of all the tenants at the Oakland Coliseum, only one has tried to move out of the Bay Area in the last month.

The Oakland Raiders and the Coliseum Joint Powers Authority came to an agreement in principle to officially play the Raiders 2016-17 NFL season at the Coliseum, with two one-year options following. The agreement is pending approval by both the Oakland City Council and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.

Raiders owner Mark Davis took the opportunity at the press conference announcing the agreement to try to place blame on the Oakland Athletics for making it difficult for the Raiders to get what they want:

I do not mind if we build two stadiums on that site.