While there won’t be a stipulation that the Carolina Panthers remain in Charlotte as part of the ongoing ownership change, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday he expects the league’s owners to prefer that outcome.
“That will clearly be the intent of our ownership,” Goodell said Wednesday during his state of the league address to the media.
Goodell noted that any NFL franchise relocation is subject to three-quarters approval of the league’s 32 owners. Two recent franchise shifts to the Los Angeles market – the St. Louis Rams in 2016 and San Diego Chargers in 2017 – were approved by owners, and the Raiders have been approved for a move from Oakland to Las Vegas.