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Disney CEO joins NFL Carson stadium project

The company formed to bring the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders to a facility built by them in Carson, Calif., announced Wednesday that -- if the NFL approves the plan -- Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger would be responsible for hiring its president.

Carson Holdings, a joint venture formed this year by the Chargers and Raiders, named Iger its non-executive chairman.

Should the league allow the teams to move, Iger would hire the executive responsible for overseeing the day-to-day functioning of the $1.7 billion stadium that would be built on a 168-acre plot of land that is located 13 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.