Oakland era comes to an end…again

Raiders relinquish late lead in final Bay Area home game

In the aftermath of the Week 15 loss to Jacksonville in their final home game at the Oakland Coliseum, Erik Harris tugged off his gloves and took a slow, purposeful walk toward the Black Hole. The Raiders safety spent a few minutes there, shaking hands and talking with the fans. Harris continued his walk around the edge of the Coliseum floor, taking time to interact with as many people as he could who were lined up near the railing.

Had the outcome been different, Harris might have changed things up. But the way it went down, there was really no other option he had.

“Last year I kind of jogged around with that happy energy,” Harris said, referring to the Raiders last home game in 2018 which at the time was thought to be the last at the Coliseum. “This year it was just in my heart to spend time. Time is precious. We can never get time back so I didn’t want to rush that, especially with the outcome of the game.

“I probably would have jogged around if we had won and been all excited. But the fact that we lost, they deserved that. It was my show of appreciation.”