THEY ALREADY SHARE a division but it looks like the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders could soon share a stadium with both seeking a move to Carson — a city in Los Angeles County, California.
While both will continue to look for public money to stay in their current cities, a statement issued late last night says they will jointly fund a venue in LA by the end of the year if they have no luck locally.
“We are pursuing this stadium option in Carson for one straightforward reason: If we cannot find a permanent solution in our home markets, we have no alternative but to preserve other options to guarantee the future economic viability of our franchises.”
The news comes just a couple of months after Stan Kroenke – he of Arsenal fame – plans to build his own 80,000 seater stadium near Hollywood and move the Rams back to LA.
However, while it is unlikely the NFL would allow three teams suddenly descend on LA, it is believed a relatively rare groundshare – the Jets and Giants are the only two teams to currently share a stadium – that sees a couple of teams move at the same time, would appeal more than a single franchise.
