Reports have been gaining traction over the past week or so that the Raiders and the city of Oakland had opened talks on a new contract that would keep the Raiders in Oakland for the 2019 season.
The latest has the Raiders close to completing a deal that would allow the Oakland Coliseum to continue to be the temporary home of the Raiders for the 2019 and possibly 2020 season should the team’s Las Vegas stadium not be completed in time. This according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle. An announcement is expected as early as next week.