Raiders might be odd team out in move to L.A.

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It’s a fluid situation, this NFL owners’ meeting in Houston to decide which teams get to move to Los Angeles.

On top of the freely flowing water, though, there seems to be a ship with the St. Louis Rams and San Diego Chargers heading to Southern California and the Oakland Raiders getting a nice consolation prize. That’s the buzz at least, as two days of meetings are set to start Tuesday.

Owners are expected to vote on the league’s return to the Los Angeles market next season after a 21-year absence. Commissioner Roger Goodell last week said that the stadiums in Oakland, St. Louis and San Diego are “inadequate” and that the cities’ respective proposals to keep their teams lacked certainty.

The Los Angeles Times reported Monday that there is “a consensus building among owners for the Rams and Chargers to share a stadium in Inglewood.” League sources agreed with that report, though they maintain that things are constantly changing and that the current Raiders-Chargers partnership on a Carson stadium is by no means dead.

Raiders owner Mark Davis told reporters Monday night he was “absolutely” confident in the Carson project.

The league met with the three owners seeking to move last week, and informed them of the $550 million relocation fee. According to Sports Illustrated, that fee would be allowed to be repaid at a rate of $64.5 million a year for 10 straight years.

Oakland Raiders' fans show "Stay in Oakland" signs before Raiders play Arizona Cardinals in preseason game at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Oakland Raiders' fans show "Stay in Oakland" signs before Raiders play Arizona Cardinals in preseason game at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle Buy photo Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Raiders might be odd team out in move to L.A. 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

That would help pay for “a golden parachute” for the third team, the one that misses on the Los Angeles market. The Raiders could return to Oakland with a lot of money to help build a stadium, though that’s no guarantee that the A’s — with a 10-year lease at the Coliseum — or the city of Oakland would play ball.

“Whoever is not going to Los Angeles,” one official familiar with the league’s thinking told Sports Illustrated, “will be generously taken care of. The league will create a safety net for that team.”

There even has been talk, sources said, that the Raiders or whoever the losing team is, could have the $550 million relocation fee slashed or even waived if it sought to move elsewhere.

There is a lot for owners to discuss in Houston, and some have said they hope they lock the doors until there is a resolution.

Each team submitted a formal relocation bid to the league last week, with Davis and Chargers owner Dean Spanos hoping to share a stadium in Carson. Rams owner Stan Kroenke is planning a $1.8 billion stadium in Inglewood.

The 300-acre futuristic complex would include a concert venue, retail outlets, dining, office space and a glass roof that covers the field.

Spanos doesn’t want to be Kroenke’s tenant, but the word everyone is mentioning is “fluid.” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones formally proposed the idea of a Rams-Chargers partnership in a one-page letter to Goodell last week.

A move requires approval from at least 24 owners, and Spanos and Kroenke are believed to each have enough votes to block the other’s move.

One owner told the Los Angeles Times that the Inglewood proposal is ahead of the Carson one and that “the deals aren’t even close.” The Times also reported that the idea of the Raiders returning to L.A. is not popular among many owners.

Oakland is still in debt from a renovation two decades ago when the Raiders moved back from Los Angeles. Mayor Libby Schaaf said she won’t seek help from taxpayers for a new stadium, and asked the NFL for more time to develop a project.

Meanwhile, Disney chairman and CEO Robert Iger, who would oversee the Carson proposal if it is approved and have the opportunity for a minority ownership stake in the Chargers or Raiders, will speak to the owners in Houston.

The L.A. Memorial Coliseum has said it would temporarily host one NFL team next season, but USC’s lease to operate the Coliseum would need to be amended to allow two teams. The Rose Bowl didn’t respond last summer to the NFL’s request for a proposal to temporarily host a team.