Jan 4th 2009 6:00PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, NFL Media Watch
It’s been a few weeks since the Oakland Raiders front office put themselves in the news, so I guess they figured it was a good time to bring us all some entertainment on Wild Card weekend, with a little help from ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.
On Sunday, Mortensen passed along some that Al Davis, owner of the Raiders, was attempting to sell a portion of the team to billionaire Dean Metropoulos. This did not go over well in Davis’ lair, according to Steve Corkran of the .
Keep in mind, during Davis’ bizarre press conference following the firing of Lane Kiffin, Davis referred to Mortensen as “a professional liar,” so I’m guessing if Mortensen reported the sky outside his office as being blue, Davis would probably find a way to dispute the report. Anyway, here’s what John Herrera had to say on the matter after speaking with Davis.”The report from Chris Mortensen which states that the Raiders, Al Davis and Amy Trask are in negotiations with Dean Metropoulous to sell the team is totally unfounded and false,” Herrera said. “Once again, for reasons known only to him, Mortensen has fabricated a story which has no basis in fact.”
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