NFL Celebrates 47 Years Of Al Davis

By GG Eden

This 2009 season, the NFL is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the AFL. All of the original AFL franchises have opted to wear throwback uniforms to celebrate this milestone.

What's interesting (and which hasn't been mentioned by any media outlet) is that all these AFC teams have chosen to wear their inaugural AFL uniforms---bar one: the Oakland Raiders.

Instead, Al Davis has chosen the first uniform of his takeover of the ownership of the Raiders. This is very significant because it highlights how petty Al Davis can be. Not only is this an intentional snub towards the initial ownership of the Oakland Raiders, but also a snub of the actual franchise's history. It shows that in his perception of reality, those 3-4 years prior to his entrance to the Raiders, do not exist.

It seems that in Al's mind, the NFL is actually celebrating 47 years of Al Davis. The "Raiders" can only be about him.

The Raiders uniform is no doubt a classic, and Raider Nation and the rest of the NFL loves that the Raiders have stayed with their traditional look for over 40 years; and no one decries Al Davis for what he created---the classic uniform, look, and traditions.

However, in the spirit of this AFL 50th commemoration, Al Davis should have done the honorable thing of using the inaugural uniform as a gesture of goodwill and selflessness towards a higher cause.

The most important cause to Al Davis, seems to be  himself. This is an utter embarrassment.

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