Rams, Chargers, Raiders apply for relocation to LA

A separate study by Charles River Associates, also commissioned by the National Football League, found St. Louis to be the least attractive market of the three teams vying to move to the City of Angels.

The Raiders posted to their website regarding their filing for relocation, “In accordance with the relocation policies, the Oakland Raiders submitted a relocation package to the NFL”.

The moves have always been expected. The task force spearheading efforts to build a new stadium here is also planning to send a detailed response to Kroenke’s relocation “statement of reasons”.

The Raiders and Chargers have teamed up on a joint stadium proposal in Carson.

“We’ve got to leave this to the Kroenkes”, he said. With the proposal submitted and statement to the fans, the Rams are official in the mix for relocation.

So what does a team or teams returning to the second-largest market have to do with the Seattle Seahawks?

The Ohio native and IN graduate said he hadn’t spent much time IN California outside of when the team went for games and training camp. “This is part of the process”, he said.

Rams coach Jeff Fisher was head coach of the Houston Oilers when they relocated to Tennessee in the 1996, and that could happen again.

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According to Spanos, his fellow owners could approve either the Carson or Inglewood sites “and it could be that neither site is approved”. The Chargers played in Los Angeles for their first season before moving to San Diego.

“We are sad to have reached this point”, the Chargers said in a statement.

The teams had already largely unveiled their plans to the public.

Kroenke is pushing a privately financed $1.86 billion stadium in Inglewood, near the L.A. airport. According to the Rams, the Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority (RSA), which owns the Edward Jones Dome, hasn’t delivered on those criteria for 12 years.

One factor that could help keep the Raiders in Oakland is that owners appear skeptical about stadium-financing plans offered by St. Louis and San Diego to try to keep their teams. A franchise now in the NFC West would then have to agree to relocate to the AFC.

A view of the seating arrangements from inside the proposed stadium. Even with the improvements Kroenke has made as owner of the Rams, the application doesn’t mention the fact that the Rams still haven’t had a winning season in nine seasons, the longest current streak in the NFL.

Whether the Raiders’ case for relocation has traction with league owners remains unclear. And they’ll compare those to a lengthy list of relocation guidelines, which include discussions of fan loyalty, previous relocations, previous tax incentives, club financial performance and stadium adequacy, among other issues.