The agreement also has two year – one year options for 2017 and 2018.
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The Rams, who have won one Super Bowl since leaving Los Angeles in 1995 for St. Louis, will play their home games at the Los Angeles Coliseum until their $1.86 billion stadium in Inglewood, roughly 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles, is complete.
The Raiders partnered with the San Diego Chargers in an unsuccessful bid to move to a proposed new stadium in Carson.
The deal still needs approval of the Oakland City Council and Alameda County Board of Supervisors. “But I don’t think I’ve said that I don’t want to stay in Oakland”.
He will represent the Raiders’ interests in negotiations with the City and County to explore opportunities for a new stadium in Oakland. San Antonio and Las Vegas seem more like leverage than realistic options.
This short-term lease extension give the Raiders maximum flexibility while they search for a long-term stadium solution. In the meantime, Mark Davis will try to work out a deal for a new stadium on the same property.
“The reality is Mark has no place else to go, he will sign a one-year extension while he continues to look at other locations around the country, none of which I think he has the slightest chance of getting through (NFL owners)”, Dolich said Thursday. Building two stadiums at the current 120 acres Coliseum site has been previously raised as possibility. He spent 12 years with the 49ers, and was a key figure in the development of Levi’s Stadium. The NFL will also be trying to help keep the Raiders in the Oakland market too if they can. Allen’s initial $4.9 million salary for next season would have been guaranteed if he was on the roster Wednesday. The new terms for Allen haven’t been released yet, but it’s likely a much more team-friendly deal.
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Allen was limited to five games last season because of knee injuries.
