PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : Supervisors Get Free Raider Tickets

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors, who helped lure the Raiders back to Oakland, have adopted a policy to grant themselves four luxury box seats per game.

“So be a part of the Board of Supervisors and get free tickets to the Raiders?” said Ruth Holton, executive director of the public interest group Common Cause of California. “That creates a conflict of interest when the team then wants to negotiate something with the city or the county. Unfortunately, it’s by the book.”

The supervisors’ vote comes amid controversy over ticket sales and mounting criticism over the deal crafted to return the team to Oakland after 13 years in Los Angeles.

The last 600 tickets for the Raiders’ opener against San Diego were sold Thursday, ensuring local television coverage.

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The Raiders will choose between free-agent kickers Joe Nedney and Cole Ford, who played at USC, to replace Jeff Jaeger, who sprained a knee ligament in the final exhibition game. . . . Jacksonville reserve cornerback Al Jackson tore a ligament in his left knee in practice and will be out for the season. . . . The Miami Dolphins restructured tackle Ron Heller’s contract to make room under the salary cap for guard-tackle Tom McHale.

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Tampa Bay receiver Alvin Harper, sidelined for much of training camp because of an injured left knee and foot, sprained his right ankle during practice and has been downgraded from probable to questionable for the opener.

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Defensive end Richard Dent, 34, the Chicago Bears’ all-time sack leader, said there is a chance he could rejoin the team by the end of September. . . . St. Louis’ soon-to-be completed stadium that will house the Rams will be called the Trans World Dome after Trans World Airlines committed to a 20-year sponsorship agreement at about $1.3 million a year.