The enhanced security measures that the Raiders have implemented for their home games havent made the Black Hole a totally peaceful place -- as the photo here of two fans fighting at Monday nights opener demonstrates -- but the NFLs security department says the atmosphere for games in Oakland is getting better.Jeff Miller, the head of NFL security, told the Bay Area News Group that the Raiders as a franchise have done a lot to make their stadium safer, and that the vast majority of Raiders fans want to attend games in a safe environment.One of the first games I worked when I came to the league was here, on a Monday night in 2008, and it was a tough situation, Miller said. Ill tell you what, each year theyve made tremendous improvement and its turned around significantly. A lot of that has to do with the assistance we get from the fans.READ MORE AT ProFootballTalk.com
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