well now just waiting for the other shoe to.drop. doesn’t this news make the St.Louis Rams a lame duck franchise as of right now??? Will they play in the Rose Bowl or somewhere else in the L.A. region while waiting for the new stadium? Hard to believe they stay in St. Louis for now assuming this stadium news is a done deal.
The sports talk shows have always said that the league (and any potential stadium developer) wants two teams in the new venue. I heard a while ago that the NFL won’t let any team move there unless THEY are part owners of the stadium. This would also help a team like the Raiders or Chargers swallow renting in a stadium owned by another team (the Rams) because the NFL would be there to keep things equitable. How this announcement fits that scenario I don’t know.
The latest I heard is that no team that can formally ditch their year to year lease (Rams, Raiders, or Chargers) have done so for 2015. As for playing in LA before the new stadium is built, every conversation I’ve heard points to the Rose Bowl.