NFL Meeting On Relocation

Now, house owners have to start out handicapping it. Do they aspect with Kroenke, who has an awesome stadium plan in Inglewood however can be passing on an honest supply from the St. Louis and Missouri politicians?

Carmen Policy, representing the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders, then joined representatives from Goldman-Sachs in presenting the Carson proposal. One or two teams are probably be sustainable, but three might be too many.

The NFL wasn’t particularly clear on those points Tuesday during Roger Goodell’s press conference, either.

“And, from the perspective of Spanos, even if a stadium were to be approved, it could take years for it to become a reality “” if it weren”™t undone by legal challenges. “Those are the stakes that each club understands”.

Goodell continued: “There isn’t a possibility we have taken off the table”.

By his estimate, Tisch said the likelihood of at least one team playing in L.A.by 2016 is “better than 50-50”.

Next up was Policy, the long-time NFL executive who spoke for 30 minutes about the virtues of the Carson project.

The Chargers-Raiders pairing was viewed as an odd one initially, but these unlikely allies have united under Policy’s watch, and he says he’s thrilled with the results to this point. “So, we feel it went well”. “There’s still work to be done, but I think it bodes well for the NFL”. In fact, by most estimations Tuesday, the finish line should come into view in January. Meanwhile, he and the Raiders and Chargers pledged eight rent-free acres on their site to the NFL, which the league can use to build an NFL campus that could include a West Coast wing of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the NFL Network Studio. These two facilities predated Candlestick (in San Francisco) in terms of accommodating football, and Candlestick today is rubble and dust.

The financing concept calls for the Chargers to be responsible for stadium operations, maintenance, future capital improvements and all construction cost overruns, in exchange for naming rights and revenue from stadium operations. They’ve always been in California. “These teams have been born and bred in California and never left California”. He said it was well received, naturally, and drew only three questions from the room, the details of which he declined to share. If its poll shows negative public reaction to general fund investments in a stadium, it will have the added benefit of being more evidence for the Chargers’ case to the NFL that the mayor’s plan is not viable and they have to move.

The Chargers and Raiders announced plans for their joint Carson stadium after Kroenke announced plans for a stadium in Inglewood.

The Rams presentation lasted almost twice as long as their competition’s. The big difference between the Lakers and Dodgers and whatever happens with the NFL in Los Angeles, is that those existing franchises have a history of winning and a loyal fan base.

While negotiators and government officials like Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Supervisor Ron Roberts have met with NFL executives, this will be the first time that their plans are pitched directly to a group of owners on a relocation committee, who are holding meetings in Chicago.

The cities of San Diego and St. Louis are expected to make presentations to the entire membership of owners at the October meetings in New York.