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Rams and Chargers getting L.A. consensus from NFL

By Patrick Morgan

Nov 9, 2014; London, UNITED KINGDOM; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (left) and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL International Series game at Wembley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 9, 2014; London, UNITED KINGDOM; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (left) and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL International Series game at Wembley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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The St. Louis Rams and San Diego Chargers are current co-favorites to get owner consensus on L.A. relocation.

With NFL executives and owners planning to meet in-depth this week in Houston regarding franchise relocation to Los Angeles, a new report has expressed a budding consensus among those in power to pair the St. Louis Rams and San Diego Chargers together in a new stadium to be built in Inglewood.

For such a plan to go through, several proposals would have to alter, some more dramatically than others. Currently, Rams owner Stan Groenke has rejected the notion of sharing his Inglewood stadium with another NFL team, while Chargers owner Dean Spanos and Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis have already established a partnership aimed at co-inhabiting a new stadium to be built in Carson.

According to the report, however, the idea of the Raiders returning to L.A. “is not popular among many owners,” and there could be significant behind-the-scenes pressure on Spanos to back out of his deal with Davis and seek instead a new agreement with Groenke. Jerry Jones, the always influential owner of the Dallas Cowboys, has reportedly been one of the most vocal proponents of this arrangement.

Even though the league isn’t scheduled to begin formal conferences till Tuesday, it’s clear there is significant momentum for a fast and conclusive resolution to the L.A. conundrum before the 2016 season begins. The Los Angeles relocation committee is convening on Monday in order to help pave the way for a final vote to occur later this week. Any team needs at least three-quarters of the total vote to be awarded franchise relocation.

Whatever the outcome, it’s never been more apparent that professional football is finally returning to the nation’s second-largest market after a two decade absence. And it’s about time.

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