NFL pushing for 49ers/Raiders Shared Stadium

The NFL is asking the 49ers and Raiders to think about sharing a new stadium, the San Jose Mercury News reports.

"The NFL has encouraged us to explore the possibility of a two-team facility to address the economics" of building a new stadium, 49ers president Jed York told the newspaper. "I think it's important you look at all of your options. If that's a possibility, that's certainly something we'll explore."

The Giants and Jets sharing a $1.6 Billion state-of-the-art facility in New Jersey is just one example of two successful franchises that the NFL is using as support for this plan. Currently the 49ers and Raiders are in some of the NFL's oldest venues.