November 24, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders former player Bo Jackson waves to the crowd before lighting the Al Davis eternal flame before the game against the Tennessee Titans at O.co Coliseum. The Titans defeated the Raiders 23-19. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

When the renderings of the proposed stadium in Carson, California to house the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers came out one of the most impressive features was a giant eternal flame for late owner Al Davis that was to be included in the construction of the stadium. A touching tribute to one of California’s legendary figures when it comes to professional football in both Oakland as well as in Los Angeles despite Davis leaving both cities during his lifetime as an owner.

However that eternal flame plan may be scrapped for good even if the Raiders wind up in Carson as according to insider reports the NFL weren’t too happy to see a massive shrine to Al Davis in the stadium plans. Even if the team is still owned by the Davis family and ran by Al’s son in Mark Davis. The league not happy with the potential of honoring a deceased owner who spent much of his life battling with the league, even if he is beloved by fans of the franchise.

According to Daniel Kaplan of Sports Business Journal, the central feature of the Davis eternal flame is now off of the table for any Carson stadium proposal as the league was “not happy” with the Davis tribute when they discovered it. Signalling that NFL brass don’t exactly want a move back to Los Angeles to be centered around the Davis family, even with Al’s passing ending much of the battles between the Raiders and the league.

remember that giant eternal flame 2 Al Davis 2 b central feature 4 planned Carson NFL stadium.Its gone after league not happy w/ Davis honor — daniel kaplan (@dkaplanSBJ) May 26, 2015

It is strange, but not surprising that the NFL would nix an Al Davis tribute if the Raiders moved to Los Angeles. After all, Davis sued the league to move to the city in the first place before ultimately fighting with the city officials and leaving once he couldn’t get a new stadium in Southern California. There is a good chance the league does not want to honor that first Raiders relocation to Los Angeles even if Al is always going to be a loved franchise figure in both cities. The eternal flame is something that should be kept wherever the Raiders move as it is a fixture at the Coliseum, but just don’t expect it to be a giant central feature of a stadium in Los Angeles should the team eventually move back down south.