The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders are set to name Disney CEO Bob Iger as the head of the two teams' joint Los Angeles stadium project on Wednesday, according to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports.
Chargers, Raiders will name Disney CEO head of LA stadium project
Disney CEO Bob Iger will take over direction of a joint stadium project for the Raiders and Chargers if the NFL approvals their proposal.
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Iger, 64, has served as the CEO of Disney since 2005 and has a contract with the company through the year 2018. According to a statement, Iger wouldn’t officially take over operations of the joint stadium project until the NFL approves construction and names the Carson site “the new home of the NFL in Los Angeles.”
“Should the owners approve the move, Los Angeles will proudly welcome two incredible teams to our community and build a stadium worthy of their fans,” Iger said in a press release, via Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. “LA football fans will enjoy unprecedented access to games during the season, in a state of the art stadium designed to deliver the most entertaining, exciting and enjoyable experience possible.”
The Chargers, Raiders and St. Louis Rams are all expected to apply for relocation to LA in January, but the inclusion of Iger could put the Chargers and Raiders project in the lead.
Some owners had reservations about design/construction/bells and whistles in Carson deal. Inclusion of Iger may well assuage much of that
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) November 11, 2015 The joint stadium was proposed in February for a $1.7 billion facility on a 168-acre area in Carson, just south of Los Angeles. The StubHub Center, located in Carson, hosts home games for Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy.
If the Raiders and Chargers are approved for a relocation to LA, it still might not be the solution that keeps the Rams in St. Louis. The push in the city for a new stadium has reportedly complicated the relocation efforts of Rams owner Stan Kroenke, but La Canfora speculates he could instead make an effort to move the team to London. Kroenke also owns Arsenal Football Club, an English Premier League team located in London.
A vote on the LA stadium proposals isn’t expected until January, although La Canfora says it’s possible that league meetings in December could settle the matter if league officials are certain that there are already enough votes for one of the proposals to pass.
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