When the Raiders gather for summer camp this season, one thing is for certain — it won’t be in Napa.
Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday directed all teams to hold training camp at their home facilities this summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
That means there will be no final training camp in Napa for the Raiders. The Raiders have been holding their training camp in Napa since they returned to Oakland in 1995.
The team’s original plan was to hold training camp in Napa and head for their new facility in Henderson, Nevada, immediately after camp broke. It’s possible the team decides to move into their new facility early, or they could simply stick with the original move-in date, holding camp at their facility in Alameda.
Trucks have been spotted at their new facility in Henderson, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the facility, as well as the practice fields, will be up open in late July when camp is to start.
Most teams stay at their training complexes year-round, but Dallas, Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Buffalo are among those that stage training camp elsewhere.
The Cowboys and Steelers are scheduled for the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 6 and will be the first two teams to report in late July. Dallas usually trains in Oxnard and Pittsburgh in nearby Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
