The New York Jets wide receiver played at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum a couple of times while a member of the Seattle Seahawks, and there's one aspect about it that drives him crazy.
The Raiders share the stadium with the Oakland Athletics, so when both teams' seasons are underway simultaneously — as they are now — the field is converted from football to baseball, and vice versa. During Raiders games, the baseball diamond and infield dirt can be seen stretching from about the 50-yard line to the 20 on either side,China Soccer Jerseys, with the football yard lines marked off across the field.
Jets quarterback Josh McCown played for the Raiders in 2007 and has experienced it from both sides — as a home player and as a visitor,Cheap NFL Jerseys China.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Jermaine Kearse is no fan of the Oakland Raiders' home field.
"To be honest, I hate their field," Kearse said with a big smile Wednesday. "I can't stand that baseball part of the field."
"It comes with it," said Kearse, who last played there a few weeks ago for a preseason game with the Seahawks before being traded to the Jets. "You just have to tough it up and just go out there and play."
Despite that criticism, Kearse enjoys the atmosphere that the costumed crowd — The Black Hole — brings to Raiders home games.
The Black Hole will be on the move soon, though. The Raiders were approved by the NFL to move to Nevada in 2020, and they plan to play at least two and possibly three seasons in Oakland.
"They love their team and it's a rowdy atmosphere and they are behind their guys 100 percent," McCown said. "So it'll be a fun place,Cheap NFL Jerseys, a fun environment to go into and play and enjoy it. I've already told some of the guys, they asked me what's it like, and we joke about it is kind of like Halloween. Those people, they go all out,NFL Jerseys Cheap, and you love it. That's what having great fans is about,Cheap NFL Jerseys Online, and so it will be fun to be a part of that environment and hopefully go in there and get a win."
Kearse and the Jets will play at Oakland on Sunday.