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Arash Markazi: Raiders won't be ignoring L.A.

LAS VEGAS - When the Chargers announced they were moving to Los Angeles two years ago, they did so with a slogan ridiculed almost as much as their ill-fated new logo, which was abandoned within 24 hours.

"Fight for L.A."

It was in Dean Spanos' letter announcing the team's move from San Diego and FightForLA.com is still the website the Chargers use for people wanting to buy season tickets.

"Fight for LA?" one prominent Raiders executive texted me at the time. "We already won that fight."

The Raiders wanted to move back to Los Angeles three years ago but came in third behind the Rams

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