ith both the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers pushing for new stadiums—so far unsuccessfully—the two franchises are joining forces for a potential ground-share in Carson, California.
Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday night that the Chargers and Raiders are still pursuing solutions that would see them remain where they are, but they're also toying around with the idea of a $1.7 billion stadium they'd co-own close to Los Angeles.
Shelby Grad of the L.A. Times posted a photo of what the stadium could look like:
Oakland and San Diego released a collective statement, via the Chargers' official site. It read in part:
We have both been working in our home markets to find a stadium solution for many years, so far unsuccessfully. We remain committed to continuing to work in our home markets throughout 2015 to try to find publicly acceptable solutions to the long-term stadium issue.
Both teams have kept the NFL owners’ committee on Los Angeles, and the Commissioner, fully informed about our joint efforts. We are pursuing this stadium option in Carson for one straightforward reason: If we cannot find a permanent solution in our home markets, we have no alternative but to preserve other options to guarantee the future economic viability of our franchises.
Neither the Raiders nor Chargers look particularly close to reaching a new stadium deal with their respective cities.
Matthew Artz of the Bay Area News Group reported earlier in the month that the Raiders are withholding their rent payment for O.co Coliseum in the midst of owner Mark Davis' dispute with the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority.
Meanwhile, things in San Diego are at a similar deadlock, with San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer critical of the Chargers' attempts to find a new stadium, per Lori Weisberg of U-T San Diego. According to U-T San Diego's David Garrick, Faulconer will meet with Chargers president Dean Spanos to iron out some of their issues.
The Chargers and Raiders aren't the only franchises using Los Angeles as a possible bargaining chip on the stadium front. Farmer and Roger Vincent of the Los Angeles Times reported in January that St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke is looking at an 80,000-seat venue at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California.
Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday night that the Chargers and Raiders are still pursuing solutions that would see them remain where they are, but they're also toying around with the idea of a $1.7 billion stadium they'd co-own close to Los Angeles.
Shelby Grad of the L.A. Times posted a photo of what the stadium could look like:
Oakland and San Diego released a collective statement, via the Chargers' official site. It read in part:
We have both been working in our home markets to find a stadium solution for many years, so far unsuccessfully. We remain committed to continuing to work in our home markets throughout 2015 to try to find publicly acceptable solutions to the long-term stadium issue.
Both teams have kept the NFL owners’ committee on Los Angeles, and the Commissioner, fully informed about our joint efforts. We are pursuing this stadium option in Carson for one straightforward reason: If we cannot find a permanent solution in our home markets, we have no alternative but to preserve other options to guarantee the future economic viability of our franchises.
Neither the Raiders nor Chargers look particularly close to reaching a new stadium deal with their respective cities.
Matthew Artz of the Bay Area News Group reported earlier in the month that the Raiders are withholding their rent payment for O.co Coliseum in the midst of owner Mark Davis' dispute with the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority.
Meanwhile, things in San Diego are at a similar deadlock, with San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer critical of the Chargers' attempts to find a new stadium, per Lori Weisberg of U-T San Diego. According to U-T San Diego's David Garrick, Faulconer will meet with Chargers president Dean Spanos to iron out some of their issues.
The Chargers and Raiders aren't the only franchises using Los Angeles as a possible bargaining chip on the stadium front. Farmer and Roger Vincent of the Los Angeles Times reported in January that St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke is looking at an 80,000-seat venue at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California.
