The Oakland Raiders are expected to remain in the Bay Area for the 2015 season, according to an NFL Network report.
The team's lease with O.Co
Coliseum is set to run out, but the Raiders are expected to announce a
one-year extension to remain in their current digs. Owner Mark Davis told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport that "all our energy is going towards trying to stay in Oakland."
Last week, word got out that NFL
commissioner Roger Goodell said that no team would relocate to Los
Angeles — one of the main locations the Raiders have been linked to — in
2015.
The San Diego Chargers and St. Louis Rams are the two other teams that have been mentioned as the most likely candidates to move to L.A.
It might be off the table for
2015, but there still will be a lot of talk about relocation after that.
For now, however, the NFL's teams will be staying put next season.
And the Raiders gave their fans a nice little double tip of the cap with an upset win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, even if it likely hurt their draft positioning.
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Eric Edholm is a writer for Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at edholm@yahoo-inc.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Eric_Edholm
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