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The NFL may very well return to Los Angeles in the near future, but it reportedly won't be happening in 2015.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has informed the potential relocation candidates that no move will be made by next season:

This news comes on the heels of Goodell's lukewarm comments regarding the possibility of an L.A. team in 2015 last week, per Ken Belson of The New York Times.

"I'm not at the point where I would tell you that anything is imminent or that we have a solution identified at this point in time," Goodell said. "There is progress, but we've all heard that before."

According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, the most likely L.A. options moving forward are the Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and St. Louis Rams.

Although 2015 doesn't appear to be realistic for a Los Angeles team at this point, Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com reports that multiple teams are intrigued by the possibility of moving:

There has been so much discussion regarding the NFL going back to L.A. for so long that it is difficult to separate fact from fiction.

Nothing is for certain until an official announcement is made, but it appears as though the league's Los Angeles hiatus will last at least one more year.

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