To be quickly followed by an N.W.A. reunion (well, without Eazy-E, of course)
Posted on 07/25/2013 12:21:29 PM PDT by BenLurkin
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Could the city of Los Angeles be getting at least one NFL team?
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones apparently thinks so: he told reporters at the Cowboys training camp in Oxnard last weekend that the league’s return to L.A. is “closer than ever,” according to NFL.com.
Jones, a California native, said a move for at least one NFL team could be “imminent.”
“It’s more imminent than any time since we haven’t had a team in Los Angeles,” Jones told NFL.com. “And yes, this market is a huge market. It’s a little bit of a black eye for all of us to have had this many years and not had an NFL team in Los Angeles.”
While he wouldn’t speculate on any potential teams that may be considering the move, Jones downplayed the possibility of league expansion.
“There won’t be any expansion, so it will be teams that move,” he said.
CBS2 Sports Director Jim Hill reported last month that league sources believe former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt’s involvement with any deal could hinder efforts to bring back pro football to the city.
Kronke already has a mansion in Bel-Air.
Boy are your ever correct.
Here in Indy we ponied up $700 million.
And the evil Irsays get most of the money from events like concerts that have nothing to do with football.
St Louis will always be a baseball town.
I think I remember that.
That game was broadcast wasn’t it?
It was goody.
1990–1994: Georgia’s Endgame for the L.A. Rams[edit]
The first half of the 1990s featured losing records, no playoff appearances, and waning fan interest. The return of Chuck Knox as head coach (after his successful stints as head coach of the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks), did not boost the Rams’ fortunes. His run-oriented offense brought the end of Zampese’s tenure, in 1993. John Shaw, the team’s general manager, was perceived by some to continually squander NFL Draft picks on sub-standard talent. The offensive scheme was unsteady, unspectacular to watch—further alienating fans. One bright spot for the offense during this time was running back Jerome Bettis, although he was later traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers (after he became expendable when the team drafted highly-touted running back Lawrence Phillips; this ultimately became one of the most lopsided trades in NFL history, strongly favoring the Steelers).
Team management traded quarterback Jim Everett, and released All-Pro linebacker Kevin Greene, which only widened the chasm between success and the Rams organization. The losing seasons increased. At this point, Georgia Frontiere blamed the poor front office decisions on their stadium situation. Neither Orange County nor the city of Los Angeles were prepared to build a taxpayer-financed stadium just for the Rams; after all, there were at least three perfectly suitable stadiums already in the Greater L.A. area.
Georgia Frontiere attempted to relocate the Rams to Baltimore, Maryland, but that deal was eventually stopped. Mrs. Frontiere then sought to re-locate the team to the city of St. Louis. NFL owners (of the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, Giants, Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals, and the Minnesota Vikings, specifically) voted to oppose the move, arguing that Frontiere (who was claiming that, without the extra revenues from a new stadium, the L.A. market was so unprofitable that it risked bankrupting the Rams) had badly mismanaged the team. Nevertheless, she threatened to sue the NFL itself; ultimately, Commissioner Paul Tagliabue acquiesced to Frontiere’s demands.
As part of the re-location deal, the city of St. Louis agreed to build a taxpayer-financed stadium, and guaranteed that the stadium’s amenities would be maintained in the top 25% of all stadiums in the National Football League. Frontiere waived the clause after a 10-year threshold period had passed, though, as the city implemented a later plan to improve the stadium.
The move left many in the Los Angeles area embittered toward the NFL. That sentiment was best expressed by Fred Dryer, who at the time said “I hate these people [the organization and its owner] for what they did, taking the Rams logo with them when they moved to St. Louis. That logo belonged to Southern California.” Steve Rosenbloom, the general manager of the team during Carroll Rosenbloom’s tenure, opined that teams come and go, but for a team to leave Los Angeles—the second largest media market in America—for St. Louis, (approximately the 18th-largest) was simply irresponsible and foolish. With the Raiders moving from L.A. back to Oakland only a few months later, the NFL would have no franchise in Los Angeles. As of 2013, the league has yet to return.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Rams
Dunno, no, maybe, no.
CFL and NFL have a deal that would violate, and they’ve tried a couple of games in Toronto and they were poorly attended. Of course it doesn’t help that the team stinks.
That’s a bit harsh...........
If not, I'm OK with the LA Rams or LA Vikings.
But please not the LA Chargers.
Better to have a team that is really good or really bad rather than one that is always just slightly better than mediocre.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats are one of the CFL teams.
Your information is wrong. The last blackout in Jacksonville was 2009.
Think about it: If you own a team in California would you want another team moving to California AND getting a new stadium? It will be an existing California team moving to LA.
Atlanta. City just agreed to jack up hotel taxes to the tune of about $200,000,000 so that Arthur Blank can have a new $1 billion dollar retractable roof playground that looks like an origami contest gone bad.
Jones deserves NOTHING but BAD things to HAPPEN to him for the way He SWIVED OVER Tom Landry!
The LA Bengals were mentioned back when team owner Mike Brown wanted a new stadium and stuck the residents of Hamilton County with a sales taxes for his playground.
“Too bad Al Davis is not around, he could return with the Raiders....LA deserves the Raiders”
That’s “The Raaaayduuz” to you. LOL
I wasn’t sure if it was limited to Toronto and Montreal, or anywhere in Canada where there couldn’t be an NFL team.
As long as cities are willing to pony up the cash there’s no reason owners shouldn’t use the leverage. Business rule: never spend a dollar you can keep and get the same effect.
Angels Stadium was converted back to a baseball configuration when the Rams left. Not capable of hosting a NFL team anymore. Once in a while high school football championship games are played there.
Nothing thrills a city councilor like the computer simulated view from his/her luxury box seats in the proposed stadium.
To be quickly followed by an N.W.A. reunion (well, without Eazy-E, of course)
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