National Football League will meet in January for possible L.A

“Certainty means no further votes required”, Goodell said, “that there is a deal that is fully approved, that there are not complications that are unforeseen, that this project can be completed”. “There are still a lot of unknowns to make that prediction”.

The Raiders and Chargers have partnered to build their own stadium in Carson. Any relocation would require a three-quarters majority approval from the 32 National Football League owners, both on whether that franchise met the guidelines and for permission to move.

The owners will meet again January 12-13 in Houston with the expectation that there will be a vote, after they heard from the owners of the St. Louis Rams, San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders at a Wednesday meeting at the Four Seasons Las Colinas Resort outside Dallas.

There are indications that Kroenke would be willing to share his proposed stadium with either the Chargers or Rams.

Other owners have publicly suggested a vote would be feasible in March, even if it fuels the possibility that a decision on L.A.’s fate will be postponed for yet another year.

“It’s so tough to talk about drop-dead dates because this is herding cats”, Tisch said, drawing chuckles from reporters. We are already into December so time is running out to get to L.A. for the 2016 season.

“Right now, if we were voting today, I don’t see anything getting 24 votes”. “I think the ownership is comfortable with those”.

The meetings in Dallas begin Tuesday with committee meetings, including the committee on Los Angeles opportunities. Let’s try to get back to Los Angeles in a successful way for those teams that qualify.

Goodell consistently has advised against establishing a timeline on the issue. Goodell says “no stone will be left unturned” in examining and improving officiating.

While no substantial plan has been put forth to keep the Raiders in Oakland, officials in St. Louis and the state of Missouri are trying to keep the Rams from leaving.

It seems with this plan the San Diego Chargers are more likely to move.

A decade ago, a reputable study found the average NFL stadium received 65 percent of its funding from the public, and the league didn’t want to set a risky precedent.