The NFL owners met earlier this week in Irving, TX for their annual winter meeting. As was the case in the last round of owners meetings, the issue of potential franchise relocation to Los Angeles dominated the agenda and the media’s coverage, as owners heard from the Los Angeles Opportunity Committee and the owners of the three franchises in play for the move to Los Angeles.
Despite the massive amount of talk and attention paid, not much in terms of substance has changed since the October owners’ meetings. The committee on Los Angeles has reiterated the league’s position that they would prefer two teams located in Los Angeles, which would mean the NFL would either approve the joint Chargers-Raiders plan, or would essentially force Stan Kroenke to make a deal with either the Raiders or Chargers to share his stadium in Inglewood.