Even with the reprieve the NFL gave the city of Oakland when it approved the Rams' relocation plan over the combined Chargers-Raiders proposal, the city is no closer to accommodating its home team for the future.
Putting Inglewood, Caif., back on the table as a possible future location for the Raiders.
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Raiders owner Mark Davis reported no movement in the franchise's negotiations with Oakland for a new stadium, according to the Los Angeles Times.
"There's nothing new in Oakland," Raiders owner Mark Davis said Monday at the NFL Annual Meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. "It just doesn't seem like there's going to be anything. There's really no place for us to build a stadium right now. That's the biggest problem up there."
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The Chargers have the first option of moving to Los Angeles and joining the Rams in their stadium that's scheduled for a 2019 completion date.
But the Chargers seem intent on trying to solve its own stadium issues with the city of San Diego.
Owner Dean Spanos' team is "committed to stay in San Diego this season and to pursue a downtown stadium there," the Times reported. "That entails getting a stadium initiative on the November ballot. If such a proposal were to be approved, the Chargers would have the ability to extend their L.A. option by a year to protect themselves from legal challenges."
The Raiders have agreed verbally with O.co Coliseium on a one-year stadium lease with a team option for two more seasons.
Steelers president Art Rooney II, who served as chairman for the NFL's Committee On Los Angeles Opportunities, agreed that San Diego has a better chance of retaining its team than Oakland.
"I don't see anything in Oakland that you would describe as encouraging, that's for sure," Rooney said. "San Diego, they're exploring a new option there and a new site. It's too early to tell what's going to happen. They at least have a plan they're going to follow through and see if they can get it done."
Davis admitted he doesn't know enough about the Rams situation to make a determination whether it would satisfy the Raiders needs.
The Times added that Davis is not ruling out San Diego as a potential destination, if the Chargers join the Rams, and Las Vegas still is in the mix.
St. Louis, however, is not in the Raiders list of options.
"I just don't feel it in my heart that that's where the Raiders are going to be," he said. "Wherever we put the stadium is going to be for the rest of my life, and I just want it to be in the right place."
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