Commissioner Roger Goodell laid the floor rules with regard to NFL franchises
thinking about relocating to La on Fri, according to some memo acquired by
NFL.com's Steve Wyche. The five-point memo, sent to all 32 franchises, opens the
door for more than one club to move to L.A., and as early as the 2013 season.
Goodell stressed in the memo that the league's owners -- and not individual
franchises -- would determine any relocation. "Although substantial
uncertainties remain, stadium development in Los Angeles has advanced to the
point where the prospects for a new facility are better than they have been in
many years," Goodell wrote in the memo. "At least two potential sites have
well-developed Cheap NFL
jerseys
plans, and both have moved forward to obtain necessary
government approvals." The Los Angeles Times first reported the existence of the
memo. The league must receive a relocation application from a franchise between
Jan. 1 and Cam
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Feb. 15, 2013, in order to move for that
season. The move would then be subject to approval by NFL owners. According to
other guidelines put forth in the memo, a new stadium in Los Angeles must fit
two teams, but the league is
not wedded to having the stadium downtown. "Given that simultaneous league-wide
investment in two stadiums in the Ahmad
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is unlikely, we believe that
the best approach will be a single site where an iconic facility could credibly
both host two teams and provide ancillary entertainment and development
opportunities," Goodell added. Goodell also stated that no NFL franchise has
exclusive rights to the Los Angeles market. Late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis
had once claimed to have held the rights to that market after the team moved
back to Oakland.
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