San Antonio Official Says Raiders Lied to Them About Moving

Al Davis may be long gone, but the spirit of the longtime owner of the Oakland Raiders is alive and well. During his day, Al Davis had no problem with making a spectacle out of anything and would probably be quite proud with how the team is going about trying to get a new stadium deal. He would especially like the team's most recent ploy, the possibility of sharing a stadium with the Chargers.

Whatever it takes to make Oakland officials believe they will actually leave. Yes, even if that means using another city and lying to its officials about their desire to move.

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If you listen to one San Antonio official that is exactly what the Raiders did:

“I may be a little bit too cynical, but they are not truthful with you. They lie," Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff told the San Antonio Express-News.

This would not be the first time that a team has lied to another city in order to create leverage with their current home city. Wolff claims that San Antonio has been used for just that on two other occasions, by the Florida Marlins and the New Orleans Saints, back when he was mayor of the city from 1991-95.

“As you know after my escapades with the Saints and the Marlins, I am very distrustful of all of them. My distrust of the NFL and of Major League Baseball is really high. That’s why I have always thought 'no mas' — unless both the team and the league are at the table."

Back when the Raiders appeared to be going through the motions with San Antonio officials there were few outside of city officials that believed the Raiders would actually move to Texas. With all the talk about the possible partnership with the Chargers the possibility does seem rather slim.

[LATimes]

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