Officials Concerned About Raider Deal

A special Oakland City Council meeting has been scheduled for today over concerns about the financial consequences of the deal that brought the Raiders back to the city.

The return deal hinges on persuading fans to buy personal seat licenses, upfront money that then guarantees the holder the right to buy season tickets. The license money is intended to pay for the $198-million bond deal financing the return to a refurbished Oakland Coliseum.

However, officials are about 9,000 PSLs short of breaking even, prompting concerns that tax dollars might have to be tapped.

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Ten Seattle Seahawks and seven Kansas City Chiefs were fined a total of $73,000 by the NFL for a series of skirmishes during Kansas City’s 36-14 victory last Thursday night.

Kansas City’s Marcus Allen and Seattle’s Winston Moss were each fined $5,000. Chris Penn of the Chiefs and Corey Harris and Dean Wells of the Seahawks were fined $5,000 each for unnecessary roughness.

Seattle Coach Dennis Erickson also said the team has lost interest in quarterback Jeff George, who was waived Tuesday by Atlanta and became a free agent Wednesday when no other team claimed him.

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San Diego linebacker Junior Seau will likely sit out Sunday’s game against Seattle because of a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee. . . . Indianapolis running back Marshall Faulk, slowed because of sprained big toe, might sit out Sunday’s game against Washington. . . . Saying that Todd Kinchen’s reckless return style produced too many fumbles, Denver Coach Mike Shanahan replaced him with Rod Smith as the Broncos’ punt returner.