The committee’s recommendation to the owners does not guarantee that the L.A. bid by the Chargers and Raiders will be ratified by the entire ownership group, which requires 24 of 32 votes. However, committee recommendations often carry significant weight in league matters.

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The Rams have a competing stadium proposal in Inglewood, Calif., that calls for a palatial stadium, estimated to cost around $2 billion, as part of a nearly 300-acre project that would include housing, entertainment and shopping components. That stadium option seems to appeal to a number of owners.

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The owners’ meeting, being held at a Houston hotel, is scheduled to continue Wednesday but one person familiar with the league’s inner workings said earlier Tuesday there is a chance of a resolution Tuesday. Such an immediate resolution is not definite, however, the person added.

The Dallas Cowboys proposed a potential L.A. solution that would pair the Chargers with the Rams in Inglewood, a combination that likely would generate the 24 votes necessary for ratification, according to multiple people familiar with the situation, but would require the owners of the two franchises to work out significant differences.

Dean Spanos, the chairman of the Chargers, has said he is committed to the Carson project with the Raiders but would abide by any decision made by the league.

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There have been reports that the personal relationship between Spanos and Rams owner Stan Kroenke is not close. And when the Rams previously left open the possibility of adding another team as a partner in the Inglewood project, the proposed terms were not for an equal partnership. According to reports, the Rams’ previous proposal was for a second team to share construction costs and stadium revenues without having a say in the stadium design or sharing revenues generated by the project’s surrounding retail, entertainment and housing elements.

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Those issues would have to be resolved, probably by Kroenke agreeing to make the Chargers an equal partner in the project. One person close to the situation described such prospective negotiations as “sensitive.”

The common thread in the committee’s recommendation of the Carson project and the push to have the Chargers join the Rams in Inglewood is the involvement of the Chargers. Several people within the league said Monday that the Chargers’ L.A. bid had considerably more support among the owners than those of the other two teams. One person familiar with the league’s deliberations said Monday there was “no question” that the Chargers’ bid had more support among the owners than those of the other two teams. Others echoed that sentiment.

The Los Angeles Times reported Monday that momentum was growing for a Rams-Chargers pairing in Inglewood. Such a deal would solve many problems for the owners and likely gain league approval, several people within the sport said.

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A deal pairing the Rams and Chargers, if completed, probably would result in the Raiders being given a portion of the relocation fees charged to the L.A.-bound teams. Those fees reportedly would be $550 million per team. The Raiders then could put those funds toward the construction of a new stadium in Oakland or elsewhere. The Raiders and their owner, Mark Davis, previously have explored the possibility of a move to San Antonio. The team also would have the option of pursuing a potential relocation to St. Louis or San Diego.

Robert Iger, the chairman and CEO of Disney who is the non-executive chairman of the Carson project, addressed the owners Tuesday.

“I happen to believe that Carson’s the best site and that the two-team approach is the best approach, and the Raiders and the Chargers should be there,” Iger said later in the day.

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Iger said it’s clear to him that two teams should be in Los Angeles.