CARSON GETS A BOOST: The joint Los Angeles stadium project between the Chargers and Raiders brought in a big gun this week. CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora reported Wednesday morning that Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, has signed on as president of the Carson project. He also will have the option to buy an ownership share of either team. Perhaps most interesting about this news is that the Inglewood stadium project was praised for being an "entertainment complex" that was capable of housing other Hollywood events and attractions. With Disney in the mix, it looks like Carson has an answer to that advantage.
INGLEWOOD TROUBLES: Meanwhile, the other NFL stadium project in Los Angeles, Stan Kroenke's gilded palace of entertainment in Inglewood, has caught the eye of the Federal Aviation Administration for potential interference with planes coming and going at LAX.
OWNERS MEETING: Competing news from both L.A. stadium projects comes just as the Los Angeles committee of owners is set to meet Wednesday in New York, to get updates on the stadium proposals for both L.A. projects and the three home markets. The NFL is expected to make a decision about which team(s) will be approved to relocate to L.A. in January.
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