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Raiders Troll 49ers On Twitter Over Alternate Uniforms

ALAMEDA (CBS SF) -- You can add the Oakland Raiders to the flood of those reacting to the San Francisco 49ers choice of alternate uniforms.

Thursday at the 49ers NFL Draft party, the team unveiled a first-ever alternate uniform - black with red numbers and trim -  to be worn at least once during the season.

Following the expected outpouring on reaction from fans and detractors, the Raiders chimed in on the team's Twitter account.

After a few minutes of incredulous reactions from the Raider Nation ...

... the Raiders let everyone in on the prank ...

Perhaps the reason the prank was so believable was that the Raiders' original color scheme before Al Davis took over the team was black and GOLD. (Image from gridiron-uniforms.com)

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