Owners set January meeting for LA vote

“Usually when you get a three-quarters vote, you get 24 teams, you really have a good decision, a thoughtful decision made by more than just a simple majority”.

If the Raiders and Chargers believe they have the necessary support, it would makes Kroenke’s offer moot. What should Raiders fans know about their franchise’s quest for a new stadium?

The NFL has not had a presence in Los Angeles since 1994. If San Diego and St. Louis can nail down public financing, and secure the needed legislative approval, owners wouldn’t allow other owners to move their teams to Los Angeles, they suggested.

The deadline will put team owners in position to possibly solve the Los Angeles relocation riddle when they reconvene January 12 in Houston.

“All the proposals must be in by the end of December”, Giants co-owner Steve Tisch said, adding “it is the strong hope” of the league that the vote on relocation will come out of that meeting. Oakland Raiders owner, Mark Davis, shared a chuckle with Kroenke outside of the meeting but has repeatedly said he was committed to his partnership with Spanos. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league’s ownership is making progress toward crafting a clearer picture on potential team relocation to L.A., but cautioned more work lies ahead.

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, if the Raiders or Chargers were to join the Rams, neither team would have any “involvement in the surrounding development or stadium design”, which could be a point of contention if either team decides to join the Rams.

Irsay said there was a “strong feeling” among owners for two teams to relocate to L.A. To play a home game in MetLife Stadium virtually every Sunday of the football season has been fantastic and economically the stadium’s done very, very well.

The letter called for the Rams and a second team to split construction costs on the $1.86 billion stadium as well as game-day revenue. “I don’t think anyone is averse to two”. “I think there will be a vote (in January)”.

“It certainly appears that’s the case, yes”, Goodell responded. Irsay said that the owners are leaning towards having two teams in Los Angeles, which could favor certain teams over others. “We need to move ahead”.

A Chargers source who spoke on condition of anonymity said team owner Dean Spanos already believes he has the best site and sees no reason to consider changing course.

“Clearly it’s a leverage vehicle”, said Andy Dolich, a sports business consultant and former executive with several Bay Area teams.