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Originally Posted by Vito Cruz
Also worth noting that the Chargers and Raiders both will be given money by the NFL to try and work out stadium deals with their current cities. The Chargers were given more than the Raiders, which suggests that the league doesn't actually want the Chargers to relocate if they can avoid it.
Fail to see how 2 LA teams isn't going to bomb spectacularly.
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With the way the rumors were going near the end, seemed like the NFL wanted the Chargers to do a sole bid to move to LA while the Raiders would have taken over San Diego or St Louis for moving purposes if all were to leave.
Chargers being way too committed to the Chargers-Raiders plan to budge and Raiders giving several hints they'd be willing to back out probably made the NFL think Chargers were more likely to stay between the two. The Chargers getting $100 million seems like the NFL knows it would be enough to sway them to stay since the Raiders are going to bolt the second they get the opportunity now.
St Louis as a possible choice for the Raiders got thrown under the bus when the Rams owner trashed the city in his relocation letter.