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San Antonio makes pitch to Raiders

Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer, who has helped Arizona to a 7-1 record, received a three-year extension. (Associated Press)
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Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis met with a delegation of officials from San Antonio on Friday to talk about a potential move for the franchise.

Former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros and other city officials traveled to the Bay Area for the meeting, which comes about four months after Davis and other team officials had met with the group in San Antonio.

“We’re going to present San Antonio’s strengths and assets in the most persuasive way possible,” Cisneros told the San Antonio Express-News. “We have a very, very good opportunity to set it forth in a way the Raiders can digest.”

The Raiders are in the final year of their lease at the Oakland Coliseum and are seeking a long-term deal. Davis has said his first choice is to remain in Oakland but he has been unable to reach a deal for a new stadium. The Raiders also could move back to Los Angeles.

The Raiders are the only NFL team that shares its stadium with a baseball team. The Athletics signed a 10-year lease to remain in Oakland. But that agreement includes a provision to allow the Raiders to knock down the Coliseum for a new football stadium.

Raiders officials also attended a college football game earlier this year at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio to determine if it was suitable as a temporary home if they decided to move there.

Cardinals extend Palmer

Carson Palmer has signed a three-year contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals.

The move puts the quarterback under contract with the team through 2017.

Palmer, who turns 35 in December, has thrown for 11 touchdowns with just two interceptions this season, helping the Cardinals to a 7-1 record, the best mark in the NFL and the franchise’s best record through eight games in 40 years. He is 5-0 in games he started this year.

Around the league

Former Titans K Rob Bironas was intoxicated and speeding when his sports utility vehicle went off the road and crashed into a row of trees, according to the final police report. The report issued Friday says data analysis shows Bironas was driving at 73 mph going into a curve where he lost control of his and fatally crashed Sept. 20. … Bills WR Sammy Watkins and RB Fred Jackson are questionable, both with groin injuries, for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs.