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Chargers' Spanos will vote for Raiders' relocation proposal

Jake Roth / USA TODAY Sports

The Oakland Raiders' proposal to relocate to Las Vegas has secured at least one vote.

Los Angeles Chargers president and CEO Dean Spanos told Troy Renck of Denver7 that he will vote in favor of relocation, noting "it's a great thing."

Dean Spanos will be voting on behalf of the Chargers, instead of his father, Alex, who's the official owner of the franchise. The younger Spanos has maintained day-to-day operations of the team from 1993, while the 93-year-old Spanos will almost certainly not attend the meeting in Phoenix.

The Chargers announced that they will be moving from San Diego to Los Angeles on January 12, securing approval from over 24 of the NFL's 32 owners.

Previously, the Chargers and Raiders worked on a proposal that would see both teams relocate and share a stadium in Carson, California. Carson City Council approved a $1.7-billion project in February 2015, but the deal eventually felt through, accelerated by the Rams' relocation from St. Louis to Los Angeles in January 2016.

The league's owners are expected to vote on the Raiders' relocation proposal Monday during the annual league meeting.

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