The San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders used to make it a regular habit to schedule a joint training camp practice, and then hold a preseason game that alternated between Candlestick Park and the Oakland Coliseum. Fan violence at the 2011 game resulted in the cancellation of the preseason series.
On Thursday, Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio told Bay Area media he hoped to renew the series. He pointed out the decrease in travel that it would provide. Later in the day, 49ers GM John Lynch was told what Del Rio said, and himself said, “Yea, let’s do it.