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Last month, Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal reported that the NFL may be narrowing the window for teams to apply for relocation. At this week’s ownership meeting, that window is expected to indeed be narrowed.

Currently, the period for applying for relocation runs from January 1 through February 15. The revised policy would shrink the period to February 2 through February 15.

The change comes at a time when it seems increasingly likely that one or more teams will try to move to Los Angeles. Long considered a luxury for the NFL to return to L.A., it’s now being regarded as a potential necessity for three teams with lingering stadium problems and no solution in sight — the Rams, Raiders, and Chargers.

All three of those teams were at one point headquartered in L.A.

The reason for the shrinkage is obvious. Why overshadow the postseason with talk of a team possibly moving, especially if one of the candidates to move (the Chargers) qualifies for the playoffs?