“The league supports both these teams”, he said.
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That lost home game is a concern to season ticket holders and fans, but owner Mark Davis doesn’t see it that way.
The Rams have moved to Los Angeles from St. Louis starting in the 2016 season.
Chargers Chairman Dean Spanos was granted one year to decide if he wants his team to become the second one in the future stadium, at the site of the old Hollywood Park. The fans in San Diego and Oakland would be wise to remember that, regardless of how genuine Goodell sounded about keeping the Chargers and Raiders in their respective cities.
“I believe that’s consistent with what we believe are the safety issues”, he said, “but I also believe it’s consistent with what we believe are the standards of sportsmanship”.
“We want to work to try to keep our teams where they are”.
Stadiums provide very limited economic benefits for the area they are placed in, yet leave cities and communities paying off the balance for fancy new stadiums for years to come as owners get to sit back and reap the rewards. Mayoral spokesman Craig Gustafson said another meeting is likely next week.
This week, Boston University researchers revealed that former Oakland Raiders great Ken Stabler suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, which the school describes as a progressive degenerative brain disease found in those with a history of brain trauma.
Goodell announced that the Raiders and Houston Texans would play on Monday night, November 21, in Mexico City.
“We do not have an independent investigation going on, at this point, other than working with the other leagues and (the World Anti-Doping Agency)”, Goodell said.
“You look at all the things that have happened over the course of five to 10 years that would appear to have thrown bad light over the National Football League”, said Dennis Deninger, who teaches a class at Syracuse called The Super Bowl and Society. We’ll meet in Indianapolis with our Health & Safety committee, and hopefully I’ll get a better understanding.
“What the commissioner said made sense”, Davis said. “This is a great opportunity to grow our brand on a global scale and we are looking forward to playing in front of a passionate crowd at historic Azteca Stadium”.
The summit was held in San Francisco on the sidelines of Super Bowl 50, which takes place Sunday.
“The Raiders on game day, if you’re around our stadium, if you see our parking lot before the game, the tailgating, it’s probably the largest non-denominational gathering on a Sunday morning that you’ll ever find, and I’m not going to give that up”.
“I think guys are being more aware now”, Ngata said last month while helping distribute water to the city of Flint with fellow defensive linemen. I raised this issue three or four years ago.
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“The game’s in a good state, but I just don’t know with head injuries”, said Jake Plummer, the Broncos quarterback who retired suddenly in 2007, after 10 seasons in the league, which allowed him to get out while he was still relatively healthy.
