National Football League accepts Rams-Chargers combo-package

“Stabililty is something that we take a lot of pride in”, Goodell said.

“I hope something gets done”, he said.

The Rams, San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders had all applied to be relocated to LA having previously failed to reach deals on new stadiums being built in their respective territories. “We are not interested in a charade by the Chargers if they continue to pursue Los Angeles”. “I’m very happy, very happy”. The Raiders’ lease at O.co Coliseum is up, and owner Mark Davis needs to find a place for his team to play.

In the chance that the Chargers decide to stay in San Diego, the Raiders would then have the option to join the Rams in Inglewood.

If they do not exercise that option, the Raiders would have the option also to move to Los Angeles or to Inglewood with the Rams.

“Relocation is a painful process. In some ways it’s a bittersweet moment because we were unable to get the kind of facilities done we wanted in their markets”.

The NFL’s announcement Tuesday follows a long saga of the three teams – the Rams, Chargers and Raiders – all seeking to relocate to Los Angeles.

The Rams’ move to LA is the first National Football League franchise relocation since 1997, when the Houston Oilers moved to Nashville.

So the Rams, like the Raiders in 1995, are returning to the city they once left.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, City Attorney Jan Goldsmith and county Supervisor Ron Roberts, who has led county efforts to keep the team from moving, plan a late-morning news conference Wednesday to discuss the developments.

He said the city has strong owners and teams in the major league baseball Cardinals and NHL Blues and can make it without the NFL. They are purposely hard. “When they didn’t succeed, we worked this one out”. The funding for the Inglewood stadium will come from Kroenke and other private donors.

The city of St. Louis had offered 0 million in public money to go toward a new $1.1 billion riverfront stadium, with the rest of the money coming from the state, team owner and NFL.

During its 20-year absence from Los Angeles the league has grown to become the most popular sport in the country and one of the strongest brands in the world, raking in $10 billion in annual revenue.