Since there are chances that any planned Los Angeles football stadium would not be ready for the 2016 season, the NFL is searching for a temporary venue to bring a franchise to the city as soon as possible.
Chris Hardart, the NFL vice president of corporate development, told ESPN and The Los Angeles Times that the league has started sending proposal requests to Southern California venues. These include the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and the Los Angeles Coliseum. Dodger Stadium has also been considered an option in the past.
"It is part of the process, and an effort to understand all of our options and have a well-thought-out plan if a team or teams were to be approved to relocate," Hardart told ESPN.
There are currently two options for the league to get back into the nation’s second-most populated city for the first time since 1995. The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders proposed sharing a $1.7 billion stadium in Carson. The St. Louis Rams have proposed a $1.86 billion stadium in Inglewood.
The Rams and Raiders left Los Angeles in 1995. The Chargers played their first season in Los Angeles in 1960 before leaving the following year for San Diego.
The NFL owners will have a special meeting in Chicago on Aug. 11 to discuss moving a franchise to Los Angeles.