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April 24 (The Sports Xchange) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said presentations this week by two stadium groups affiliated with NFL teams were "very exciting" and offered a "great deal of potential to be successful". St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke is vying against a joint venture by the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders for the right to call Los Angeles home again. All three teams have previously been based in the city. Kroenke is planning a $1.8 billion stadium in Inglewood, and the Chargers and Raiders are working on a $1.7 billion venue in Carson. The Carson City Council unanimously approved the project on Tuesday, and new designs were presented to Goodell and the league's relocation committee in New York. On Friday, Goodell told the Associated Press Sports Editors, "We had presentations earlier this week that are very exciting -- not just for a return but to continue being successful going forward." Meanwhile, a St. Louis task force hoping to keep the Rams (or lure another team) also presented plans for a $1 billion stadium near the Mississippi River. - - - The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms of a one-year contract with wide receiver Hakeem Nicks. Nicks, a first-round draft pick of the New York Giants in 2009, caught 311 passes for 4,622 yards and 27 touchdowns in five seasons with the Giants. After 1,000-yard receiving seasons in 2010 and 2011, foot and knee injuries slowed him in his final two seasons in New York. He signed with the Indianapolis Colts last year and caught 38 passes for 405 yards and a touchdown. - - - Dontari Poe, the Pro Bowl nose tackle of the Kansas City Chiefs, reportedly will remain with the team for at least another season. The Chiefs have exercised the fifth-year option on Poe, keeping him under contract through 2016, NFL Media's Albert Breer reported on Friday. The option year is worth $6.146 million. - - - New York Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan said he will explore the possibility of trading up in next week's NFL Draft. Speculation has the Jets, who have the No. 6 overall pick, setting their sights on Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota. Maccagnan, the Jets' first-year GM who was speaking Friday at his pre-draft news conference in Florham Park, N.J., said he is hesitant to give away draft picks. "We're going to reach out to every team ahead of us to gauge, to get a value for what they're looking for in compensation to move up in the draft," Maccagnan said. "That doesn't mean we're actually trying to go up and get a player. But you hear what the market value is basically, and then what you do is see what unfolds with the first few picks and who is available." The Tennessee Titans hold the No. 2 pick and several teams are expected to be interested in acquiring it. - - - Restricted free agent running back Bobby Rainey signed a one-year, $1.54 million tender offer with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 5-foot-8, 212-pound Rainey was claimed off waivers in 2013 from the Cleveland Browns. He played in 15 games and started five for the Buccaneers last year. - - - Safety Jaiquawn Jarrett, a restricted free agent, has signed his $1.54 million tender with the New York Jets, the team said Friday. Jarrett, 25, started in seven of the 14 games he played last season, recording 41 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. - - - (Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)