San Diego may not be getting the raw deal after all. If the Chargers move to L.A. with the Rams, the Raiders could jump on the opportunity to move to San Diego.
At first glance, that doesn’t seem to make much sense. Why not just stay in Oakland?
Money is always the answer. Remember the $100 million the NFL offered to throw in if the Chargers decided to stay in San Diego? The Raiders could pick that up as well as the possibility of the NFL waiving it’s relocation fee.
John Breech from CBS Sports with more:
NFL teams could then use Oakland the same way that L.A. was used over the past 20 years: as leverage in any stadium deal.
As for San Diego, the city currently has a $1.1 billion stadium plan that would require $121 million in contributions from both county and city taxpayers for a total of $242 million.
The city would also chip in another $225 million by selling land around Qualcomm Stadium. The rest of the money would come from the team that plays there and the NFL, with the league now promising a total of $300 million.
Just for storyline sake, I really hope this happens. San Diego Raiders has a weird ring to it.