A lot of this has been echoed by Los Angeles Daily News correspondent Vincent Bonsignore, who has clearly been hard on the relocation grind for a while, and can be found here on Twitter.
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Q: Why do the Chargers, the Raiders and the Rams want to move?
And if the Raiders are staying put, the A’s are a long way from being able to build a stadium of their own.
Kroenke in the past has offered an prospective stadium partner and ownership stake in the arena, though USA Today’s Brent Schrotenboer writes that Spanos probably would ask for more, “such as sharing control and additional revenues related to the project, which will cost around $2 billion”. “Our L.A. stadium project in Carson has the most central location, the best leadership with (Disney chief executive) Bob Iger, and the ample parking and easy freeway access to give fans the best possible game day experience”.
It remains unclear whether any decisions made by the owners this week will be final, and speculation has swirled regarding various scenarios. But Kroenke is not listening. They could decide to allocate some of that money to help the odd team out finance a new stadium.
And then there’s San Diego.
It seems clear the NFL doesn’t want all three teams moving to L.A., and the leak of the report could be the league’s message for the applicants to work out a viable solution themselves so that NFL owners aren’t the bad guys and keep one or more teams from moving.
“Since the team has left you have a loyal fan base that has not gone away as Ram fans”, Fabela said.
The crowd raised banners, waved signs and chanted slogans while marching near the historic stadium that could be the Rams’ home again this fall if the league approves their move.
Dean Spanos has maintained that he will not back out of his deal with Mark Davis in Carson.
Editor’s note: Raiders Insider Scott Bair is in Houston this week to cover the National Football League owners LA relocation vote.
The Raiders and Chargers originally tried to develop a plan in Carson, but now there are reports consensus is building for the Rams and Chargers working together in Inglewood. Owner Mark Davis might have to sell a percentage of his ownership to get a deal done, and things like that don’t happen quickly. After another denial from the city, he officially filed the papers for relocation to Los Angeles.
“Oakland needs the Raiders, and the Raiders need Oakland”, said Israel Rodriguez, a Raiders fan who lives in Houston. But a move to the nation’s second biggest market holds the allure of greater revenue from naming rights, television and future hosting of the Super Bowl.
Dean Spanos has nothing more to say to the people of San Diego. Any move would involve one or two teams. If none of the proposals receive the required votes from 24 of the 32 owners for relocation approval the owners will have further discussion and potentially additional votes.
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The Rams also made another presentation trying to sell Inglewood but the buzz around Houston is it did not have the same kind of impact Iger was able to generate. And it is probably no coincidence that that option would be the most appealing to Goodell at this juncture.
