NFL Owners Meet to Discuss Relocation
The NFL is one step closer to having a team (or two) in Los Angeles. The NFL held a closed-door meeting Schaumburg, Illinois to discuss the topic of relocation. While no votes were taken, this meeting was notable because only the owners and other select representatives were in attendance. During the meeting, the two opposing plans made a pitch for their proposed southern California sites.
The Raiders and Chargers made their case first, with Carmen Policy as its pitchman. It was revealed that the Carson, California based plan accounted for eight acres which the NFL could use rent-free to provide a West Coast home for league-related activities such as the NFL Network, alongside stadium-related land. Policy later stated to the media that the Carson plan was best for turning southern California into a “megamarket.”
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Afterward, Kevin Demoff and Stan Kroenke made the case for the Rams. While the Raiders and Chargers publicly laid out plans for the Carson project, Demoff was less specific about the Rams’ Inglewood based project. Demoff stated “it was a chance to show the owners the NFL’s opportunities in Los Angeles and what can be done.”
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In addition to proposals for Los Angeles-based stadiums, the meeting offered an opportunity for the teams to update their fellow owners on their current home cities. The Rams are the farthest along of the three teams, backed by a riverfront proposal that would open the door not only for the Rams, but also MLS expansion. San Diego delievered a proposal to NFL recently, while NFL executive Eric Grubman that there has “been no viable proposal” for the Raiders to stay in Oakland.
Despite optimism from the presenters that the “California problem” will be solved by the Super Bowl, Roger Goodell has stated that there is no timeline. Judging from the chilly response San Diego and Oakland have received from their teams, the Raiders and Chargers may well be in the front seat when the time comes.