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Roger Goodell paints bleak picture for Raiders fans in letter to Oakland mayor

Painting a grim picture of the city's chances of keeping the Raiders from moving to Las Vegas, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told Mayor Libby Schaaf in a letter Friday that the Ronnie Lott-led Oakland stadium proposal is filled with uncertainty.

In the letter obtained by this news organization Saturday, Goodell wrote that the city's proposal is not "clear and specific, actionable in a reasonable time frame, and free of major contingencies."

The criticism from the NFL's top executive came days before NFL owners are expected to vote on the team's relocation to Nevada and in response to an earlier letter from Schaaf outlining the $1.