Top Takeaways from Roger Goodell’s Press Conference at NFL’s Winter Meetings

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had an opportunity to hold a pseudo-State of the Union press conference from the league’s winter meetings in Irving, Texas, on Wednesday.

Some of the NFL’s pressing issues were brought up to Goodell with Week 15 set to kick off Thursday night, when the newly relocated Los Angeles Rams will meet the Seattle Seahawks.

Additional relocation scenarios were brought up to the commissioner Wednesday, with the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers in pursuit of new stadiums.

The Raiders have been linked with a move to Las Vegas, but the Alameda County, California, board of supervisors has approved a $1.3 billion stadium plan that would keep the team in Oakland, per Brian Beers of CNBC.

But that didn’t mean much to Goodell, who told the media that “there are no acceptable stadium solutions on the table” for the Raiders or Chargers, per Bleacher Report’s Jason Cole.

There isn’t much to suggest something will be worked out soon, either, according to Marty Caswell of 1090 …

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