Goodell: No Oakland, San Diego stadium solutions on table

All indications are that there's still plenty of work to be done if the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers are to remain in their current cities long term.

Speaking at the owners meetings Wednesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell indicated an acceptable stadium proposal has yet to take shape in either California location.

"We have not made great progress in Oakland and San Diego," Goodell said, according to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. "There is not a stadium proposal on the table that we think addresses the long-term issues of the clubs and the communities. So we need to continue to work at it. We feel strongly, we want to keep our teams where they are. Relocations are painful and they're something to avoid at all costs. But we have to continue to work with those communities. We will."

The Chargers, previously having received first approval to join the Rams in Los Angeles, are approaching the Jan. 15 deadline by which they must decide whether to exercise the option.

The Raiders would be given the same opportunity if the Chargers strike a deal in San Diego and decline, but Raiders owner Mark Davis has remained focused on the possibility of moving his team to Las Vegas.

Goodell also indicated the Raiders' window for such a decision would begin when the team's season comes to an end.

The city of Oakland recently unveiled a financial and development plan for a $1.3 billion stadium to keep the Raiders in the Bay Area, but Goodell's comments appear to confirm the widely held belief that the initial proposal has significant flaws.