We learned Sunday that the Cardinals will try to lock up jack-of-all-trades defender Tyrann Mathieu this offseason. Now Mathieu, who has one year left on his rookie contract, says he hopes to stay in Arizona long term.
“Obviously, I love this team, I love this locker room, I love the coaching staff, upper management. I think this is the perfect place for me. I wouldn’t mind spending the rest of my life here,” the All-Pro safety stated Monday, per Darren Urban of the team’s website.
More from the NFL’s two West divisions:
- Negotiations between the Rams and Chargers are “ongoing,” tweets Jason Cole of Bleacher Report, as the Bolts continue in their efforts to partner with the Rams in Los Angeles. The two sides have been talking “for nearly a week straight” and are “making progress,” adds Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports (Twitter link).
- If the Chargers do end up in LA and the Raiders are unable to work something out with Oakland, they could view San Diego’s stadium situation as an upgrade – at least for the short term – according to Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune. In San Diego, the Raiders would have Qualcomm Stadium to themselves, which isn’t the case in Oakland. The Raiders and A’s both play at O.co Coliseum, and the Raiders “hate” sharing the stadium, Krasovic writes.
- Regardless of the disdain they have for their current stadium, the Raiders are likely to remain in Oakland next season, reports Bill Williamson of Fanrag Sports (Twitter link). The club has until March 31 to make a decision for 2016, but it might have to make a determination sooner, per Williamson. That could mean staying in Oakland for at least another year.
They’re was just a rumor of the teams talks hitting a stall. Which is true?
Several reporters, including the two we cited, plus Kevin Acee and Vincent Bonsignore, have suggested there’s no standstill, so I think it’s safe to assume talks are still happening for now.
I saw somewhere that when Sandy Alderson was GM for the A’s he gave away the geographical rights for some areas, (around San Jose I think), to the Giants for nothing.
If this is true how could such a blunder, that could potentially cost a franchise in the billions be possible. The Pinstripe bowl game is played at Yankee Stadium, you’d think that with technology today they could make a quality stadium that could profitably house both the Raiders and A’s. It might even provide a way around Alderson’s blunder.
Would Sandy Alderson have the authority to do that as a GM? A GM is typically in place to make roster decisions, not business decisions.
Correct. The A’s wanted to move close to San Jose and were refused
Raiders to Orlando, Chargers to Hawaii.