NFL owners hear presentations for Los Angeles stadiums, possible moves



SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the Chargers, Raiders and Rams understand the risks that go along with applying for relocation.

NFL owners met in suburban Chicago on Tuesday to hear more about moving at least one team to the Los Angeles market. The Chargers and Raiders are proposing a stadium in Carson, Calif., and the Rams are looking to build a facility in Inglewood, Calif.

The high-stakes game of musical chairs likely will send at least one team back to a market it tried to leave, but Goodell says "those are the circumstances as they are. You take a risk if you file for relocation of whether it'll be approved."

Goodell says he anticipates the league will decide on a relocation fee this fall, and the traditional window for applying for relocation that usually runs from Jan. 1 to Feb. 15 could be moved up or tightened.

Meanwhile, it was also announced that the NFL draft is returning to Chicago next year.

Goodell and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel made the announcement at the NFL owners' meetings on Tuesday.

It's the second straight year for Chicago after a long run at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The league was believed to be considering Los Angeles, but this year's draft in Chicago and "Draft Town" — an NFL-themed party at Grant Park — drew huge crowds, impressing the league.

It will run from April 28-30, 2016.

The draft also was held in Chicago in 1938, 1942-44, 1951, and 1962-64.