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ALAMEDA — So the Raiders have reportedly agreed to terms with a player from their most long-standing rival to play inside linebacker.
Derrick Johnson is the latest to join the dark side.
One of the things that makes Raiders vs. Chiefs special are the ties between the two franchise, original members of the American Football League. (The Chiefs began as the Dallas Texans before moving to Kansas City in 1963).
While it’s true late Raiders owner Al Davis had no great love for the Hunt family, who owned the Chiefs, he was close friends with Hank Stram, the former Kansas City coach who for a time after his retirement served as a preseason television announcer for the Raiders.