Even as Oakland city leaders huddled up Tuesday, they began their no-huddle offense in the push to keep the Raiders in Oakland.
In a closed session Tuesday, Mayor Libby Schaaf and City Council members discussed a Raiders stadium proposal spearheaded by Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott and his group of investors. The group has laid out plans to build a privately financed stadium at the Coliseum site.
If the council gives the proposal the green light, it is expected to vote on it next Wednesday in a closed session. City Councilman Larry Reid told NBC Bay Area he's optimistic about the deal.
Meanwhile, the NFL is watching closely. If Oakland can come up with a viable stadium plan, the league office could sway the other 31 team owners to vote down a deal the Raiders have to move to Las Vegas.
Lott has reached out to several prominent Silicon Valley money men, including Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Vinod Khosla, a venture capitalist who is also a co-founder of Sun Microsystems. He also has consulted with Gideon Yu, the point man of the Levi's Stadium deal for the 49ers.
