Oakland Raiders: 5 reasons to believe in San Antonio relocation

As most of you have likely heard, Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis has reportedly been in talks with San Antonio representatives about potentially moving the team to San Antonio.

When word got out of Davis’ visit to the Alamo City speculation immediately sparked of the trip being nothing more than a ploy. Perhaps Davis’ only play for leverage against Oakland in his bid to land a new stadium for the Raiders in their current city.

However, San Antonio Express-News‘ Josh Baugh and Tom Orsborn feel like that may not be the case:

"“On July 18, Davis met with the officials, including Henry Cisneros, then-Mayor Julián Castro, City Manager Sheryl Sculley, Mario Hernandez of the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, and both Richard Perez and David McGee, the president and chairman of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, respectively.” “San Antonio has often been used as a bargaining chip for pro sports franchises trying to negotiate better deals in their own respective cities, but sources have characterized Davis’ interest in San Antonio to be at least somewhat more serious. He is clearly perturbed with his current situation in Oakland, where the team’s lease expires after the 2014-15 season.”"

Davis provided a brief statement on what happened Tuesday, via Marc Sessler of NFL.com:

"“I was in San Antonio to honor Cliff Branch on his induction into the PVILCA. Former San Antonio mayor Henry Cisneros is a friend, and Henry suggested I take the opportunity to meet with some of the city officials while we were in town. I have nothing further to discuss on the topic.”"

Keeping in mind that the Raiders current deal in Oakland expires after the upcoming season, lets take a look at five reasons why Mark Davis would make the move to the Lone Star state.