Super Bowl could be enticement for San Diego stadium ballot measure

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SAN DIEGO — Last month, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told fans of the San Diego Chargers he was confident owners would back a new stadium supported by a Super Bowl.

Goodell may be ready to firm up that commitment. During this week’s quarterly NFL owners meetings in Charlotte, owners are expected to consider guaranteeing the return of a Super Bowl to San Diego if a stadium is built here.

The Los Angeles Times was first to report the news.

NFL owners will hear a progress report on the stadium issue in San Diego, which will include a summary on whether a citizens’ initiative ballot measure in November will require a simple majority or a two-thirds vote.

If a new stadium is built in San Diego, a Super Bowl may not be far behind. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The Chargers plan to build a $1.8 billion stadium and convention center expansion downtown, next to the San Diego Padres’ Petco Park.

Fred Maas, stadium adviser for the Chargers, said the team remains on target to collect 100,000 signatures by the first week of June, creating a buffer in order to have enough signatures certified.

The Chargers have to qualify the measure for the ballot, which requires 66,447 valid signatures certified by the office of …

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