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Raiders owner Mark Davis wants a new stadium for his NFL team.

(USATSI)

Raiders owner Mark Davis is

in a way that sounds like a stadium deal between the NFL team and Oakland is dicey.

This from CBS Sports:

I know taxpayers in Oregon are militant about not paying more, and have refused on a number of occasions to allocate public funds for a sports project, but there is an opportunity forming on the horizon.

Portland Raiders anyone?

The NFL would work in any city in America. All that's required is a city willing to bend over backward to get a stadium built (See: Delta Dome). I see the benefits. I see a Super Bowl. I see more hotels. I see a higher profile for Portland on a national sports landscape. But I'm unconvinced the city leadership here, and taxpayers, are willing to be proactive.

Should they be?

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