Las Vegas Raiders fans might have found themselves a bit concerned Thursday when Jimmy Garoppolo’s scheduled introductory press conference just...wasn't happening.
Garoppolo was to be introduced by the Raiders on Thursday, but the scheduled media availability session failed to materialize. Journalists initially had no reason for the unexpected delay.
Making matters more odd the fact that Garoppolo was clearly in town. The Raiders’ Twitter account had posted video of him arriving at the team facility earlier in the day, clearly indicating that they had not been anticipating any delay, either.
Reports later indicated that the two sides were sorting out a contract issue and that the press conference would be pushed back to Friday. Jeff Howe of 'The Athletic' reported that things were “all good” and there were no concerns about the deal ultimately being finalized.
Raiders fans could be forgiven if they had concerns. While the sport was different, we saw one huge free agent signing delayed and ultimately voided just before the press conference had been set to start earlier this year. Add in that Garoppolo is coming off shoulder surgery and things definitely looked a bit sketchy, at least in the moment.
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