The NFL will have two teams in the Los Angeles area within the next year, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Monday at the league owners meeting in Phoenix.
Kraft did not indicate which teams might wind up in the Los Angeles area, but speculation is the Rams, Chargers and Raiders are prime candidates.
"I don't think it's good that we've let a generation of fans, young kids, grow up without a team," Kraft said. "It's not good for the NFL. I really believe within the next year we'll have two teams in this market. We have some real good options."
St. Louis owner Stan Kroenke has designed a Los Angeles-area stadium for two clubs -- with two home locker rooms, identical sets of office space and two owners' suites. Kroenke doesn't need to partner with a second team to finance the $1.86 billion venue in Inglewood.
His plan competes with one by the Chargers and Raiders, who have announced plans for a $1.7 billion stadium in suburban Carson if they don't get new stadiums in their current hometowns.
"There might just be one team, but I really think to support the financial commitment of doing the kind of stadium that's necessary in LA, you need the resources of two teams," Kraft said.
A team or teams moving to Los Angeles presumably would play at the Coliseum or Rose Bowl until a new stadium was built.
