Mark Davis Speaks to Reporters and Protesters on Oakland Raiders' Future Plans

NFL owners met in San Francisco on Tuesday to talk shop and address recent occurrences and rumblings in the league. 

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft used the meeting as an opportunity to accept the NFL’s Deflategate punishments, while Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis faced a wall of heated inquiries about his plans for the team's future.

The New York Post’s Bart Hubbuch and the SportsBusiness Journal’s Daniel Kaplan documented the zoo-like scene that unfolded as Davis addressed reporters and protesters regarding a potential move for the Raiders.

For starters, Davis said he doesn’t want to move the team:

He then handled some fair and balanced needling from a "reporter" in a leather Oakland Raiders jacket:

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This unbiased guy is from the Oakland Post, keeps asking Mark Davis accusatory questions about conspiracy theories. pic.twitter.com/4K9cH7FERy

— Bart Hubbuch (@BartHubbuch) May 19, 2015"

Hubbuch notes Davis' presser began in a less than amiable atmosphere:

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Raiders owner Mark Davis, talking less than 200 feet from where a group of protesters are chanting "Stay in Oakland!" pic.twitter.com/yNQcI095TR

— Bart Hubbuch (@BartHubbuch) May 19, 2015"

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This Mark Davis press conference with Bay Area media is tense and angry. pic.twitter.com/dGvs18V7Ht

— Bart Hubbuch (@BartHubbuch) May 19, 2015"

After finishing with the media, Davis walked out to speak with the group of gathered protesters, who represented different teams with ownership/location gripes:

The Los Angeles Times' Sam Farmer tweeted a picture of the protesters:

In a word: eclectic.

Incredibly, this ended well for Davis, and he left to supportive chants:

I would’ve expected a tomato/lettuce spritzing for Davis, but people do tend to appreciate when you give them the time of day. Three cheers for Mark Davis?

Dan is on Twitter. Keep Oakland in Oakland and Davis’ hair in the form of a bread bowl.