Packers versus Raiders in an NFL preseason game at Mosaic Stadium.
Who cares? Really, why would anyone buy expensive tickets for an exhibition game that might feature short appearances from starting quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Derek Carr? NFL teams play four preseason games, so they rarely deploy their stars until the regular season begins.
Word is the Raiders are already booking hotel rooms in Regina so they can, for a few days in August, visit the province and meet the Green Bay Packers. The Raiders don’t really have a home. They’ve burned bridges in Los Angeles and Oakland and intend to move to Las Vegas, but without a lease for any stadium, they’re looking for someplace that might embrace them, might buy some tickets, might fall for their carpet-bagging ways. They don’t need the money or deserve the support.
Saskatchewanians might get suckered. Packer fans might get sucked in. No arrangements have been officially announced, but there are many better ways for football fans to spend their money.