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Chargers, Raiders Hire Carmen Policy To Oversee Carson Stadium Project
The Chargers and Raiders have hired former 49ers President & CEO Carmen Policy as Carson Holdings LLC Dir, a position in which he will oversee the potential football stadium project the two teams will share in Carson, Calif. The development comes on the heels of San Diego <a href="/Daily/Issues/2015/05/19/Facilities/Chargers.aspx">unveiling a stadium proposal</a> designed to keep the Chargers in town. The Chargers have said they will focus on both the San Diego and Carson opportunities. Policy, who has been out of the NFL for over a decade, said of the Carson project, "I think the NFL will put this on the fast track." Policy described his role as part political, and part overseeing the business of the new project. Asked how his hiring might be interpreted in San Diego, he declined to comment, saying one of his conditions for the job was he would not talk about other markets. Questioned if he was being brought in to better communicate with the NFL leadership on behalf of the Chargers and Raiders, Policy said that he did not believe that was the reason, but more it was time for the project to have a singular voice. Policy: "My goal is to make sure Carson is presented in the best possible light and put the two teams in a position to be in total compliance with the league." Policy in '95 was on an NFL owner committee seeking to develop the Hollywood Park site for the Raiders. Ironically, the competing L.A. project to Carson is one being spearheaded by the Rams at Hollywood Park. Since leaving the NFL, Policy’s main occupation has been his winery in Napa ( Daniel Kaplan, Staff Writer ). In L.A., Sam Farmer writes the hiring of Policy by the Raiders and Chargers "adds muscle to their joint pursuit," as Policy "commands considerable respect among NFL owners" ( <a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-chargers-raiders-policy-20150519-story.html" target="_blank">L.A. TIMES, 5/19</a> ).
