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this year Ronnie Lott Jersey , he knew that the team would be departing Oakland for Las Vegas for the 2020 season, but that apparently doesn’t make it any easier to leave town.A lawsuit filed by the city of Oakland last week was met by the Raiders pulling their offer to play at the Coliseum in 2019 and opened the door to a variety of options for their home field next season. It also means that next Monday’s game against the Broncos might be the NFL’s swan song in Oakland, although Gruden expressed hope Monday that the team can delay the end of pro football in the city as long as possible.Gruden reiterated that he hopes the Raiders stay put next season and that he gets emotional enough about the prospect of leaving that he doesn’t “want to start crying about a stadium.”“It’s a real football stadium Otis Sistrunk Jersey ,” Gruden said, via ESPN.com. “It’s dirt, grass John Matuszak Jersey , it’s got tradition. It’s where some of the best games in the history of football have been played. It’s where some of the best players in the history of the world have played football games.”Gruden suggested the team will “sauce up a video” for players to watch the night before they face the Broncos in order to share the tradition they will be bringing to an end on Monday or in a year from now. ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have signed receiver J.J. Nelson and defensive lineman Josh Mauro.The Raiders also re-signed exclusive rights free agent linebacker Jason Cabinda and unrestricted free agent guard Chaz Green on Friday.Nelson spent his first four seasons with Arizona after being drafted on the fifth round in 2015. He had 81 catches for 1,439 yards and 10 TDs in 56 games. Nelson adds speed to the group Howie Long Jersey , having been clocked at 4.28 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the combine and averaging 17.8 yards per catch for his career, the highest in that span for any player with at least 80 receptions.Mauro has experience playing all over the line and is strong against the run. He has three sacks in 59 career games with Arizona and the Giants.Cabinda had 21 tackles in 10 games as a rookie last season.Green played four games for Oakland with one start. He previously had played for Dallas and New Orleans.