Birmingham council member slams Bay Area fans, invites Raiders to Alabama

As the Oakland Raiders continue to figure out where they will play in 2019, a city councilor from Birmingham, Ala., has offered what he believes is a solution. Birmingham City Council member William Parker thinks the Raiders coming to his city is “a great marriage waiting to happen,” per Howard Koplowitz of AL.com. Parker also took a moment to take a shot at people in the Bay Area. “The fans in Alabama love football. Obviously, the people in San Francisco and Oakland don’t want them and there’s a fan base here for the Raiders,” Parker said, adding that he “got calls from a lot of citizens saying they’ve been Raiders fans since they were kids.” The AAF’s Birmingham Iron are playing at Legion Field this year (and are off to a strong start today). Parker believes the stadium would also be a strong fit for the Raiders as they await their stadium in Las Vegas — set to open in 2020. “I just think we position ourselves as a city to be a sports destination,” the councilor said. “Why not have the Raiders be a part of

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