The Raiders and Rams would "both be formalizing plans to move" to L.A. for the '15 season if not for "NFL intervention and the league's overriding control of the process," according to sources cited by Jason La Canfora of CBSSPORTS.com. Both clubs "continue to devote considerable time, energy and resources toward securing an eventual move." Sources said that there is "no lack of desire or intent by either club." However, there is a "fear of running afoul of the league office, which has made it explicitly clear to those clubs that no franchise will secure the 24 necessary votes" to relocate to L.A. without its "stadium, property and development deals being approved by the NFL." The Rams and Raiders still "could end up there as soon as next season if they end up working together on a solution," and the NFL "continues to research and assess several sites for a potential league-owned stadium" in L.A. Sources said that it is "conceivable that the parcel of land" Rams Owner Stan Kroenke owns around Hollywood Park, currently seen as a "'team-controlled site,' could end up becoming a 'league site' in essence if the Rams were willing to take on a second tenant from the origin of the project." Meanwhile, sources said that the Chargers "are also a possibility to move" to L.A., but "have not displayed the same motivation to move quickly." La Canfora noted the NFL "will control the process, through both the votes and also in regards to setting a relocation fee." Sources said that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, "through his strong ties to the league's powerful stadium and finance committee, has more than the requisite number of votes available to effectively kill any project a team pushes forward that does not meet the league's standards" (CBSSPORTS.com, 10/19).
