New plan would put NFL stadium next to Staples Center

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New plan would put NFL stadium next to Staples Center: "

There is a new push to build an NFL stadium behind
Staples Center, where the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center
now sits.

The idea is to replace that convention space elsewhere in
the general area, multiple sources have told The Times' Sam Farmer.

So far, the concept is in the preliminary stages, although the NFL is
aware of it and is monitoring its progress.



The convention center site is owned by the city. It is within walking
distance of the newly constructed, 1,000-room hotel that AEG, the company that owns Staples Center, built in the
Staples Center/LA Live sports and entertainment complex.

This concept, which is being backed by AEG head Tim Leiweke and businessman Casey Wasserman, would be in direct
competition with the $800-million project that billionaire Ed Roski hopes to develop in
the City of Industry.

Since the Raiders and the Rams left the region after the 1994
season, communities across the Southland have tried to rally support for
NFL stadiums within their boundaries, to little avail. Anaheim and
Carson considered but ultimately abandoned the idea of building
stadiums. Pasadena's Rose Bowl and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
both were ultimately rejected as potential sites.

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