Goodell: NFL to provide Chargers $300M for potential new stadium

The San Diego Chargers announced Friday that they'll be staying put for the 2016 season in an attempt to negotiate a long-term deal with their current city, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was quick to signal his support.

Goodell confirmed that the league will provide $300 million to the Chargers to help to build a new stadium in San Diego should a deal be agreed upon to keep the team there:

We are very supportive of the decision by Dean Spanos to continue his efforts in San Diego and work with local leaders to develop a permanent stadium solution. NFL ownership has committed $300 million to assist in the cost of building a new stadium in San Diego. I have pledged the league's full support in helping Dean to fulfill his goal.

Goodell had previously balked at the proposition that the league would be asked to provide that amount to the Los Angeles Rams when they were attempting to form a plan to stay in St. Louis, saying that number would be "fundamentally inconsistent with the NFL’s program of stadium financing."

The NFL previously offered a maximum of $200 million for teams looking to build new stadiums.