REPORT: $1 billion relocation fee for NFL teams hoping to move to Los Angeles
wrong.
Maybe. Kroenke has deep pockets though. He's the only one of the three who could afford it, and he really seems like he wants out of St. Louis.
Actually the stadium is being built in Inglewood. He has the deepest pockets in the league
- We'll see. New stadiums in SD and Oakland would be good for the NFL, which in turn would end up being good for the other owners.
The Rams are as good as gone.
What did the NFL charge for a new team in Houston to replace the Oilers? It was high, I understand. The Charge to LA will be high. The best solution is to let the Rams return to LA. Keep San Diego where it is, let the Raiders go to St, Louis or stay in Oakland (though there is no there there) then garnt a new franchise to LA that Angelenos can call their own rather than adopt a transplant. It could play in the new Inglewood stadium for rent and save the money of building a new stadium somewhere. To balance off the new team, forget Toronto, go to Mexico City which has a 110,000 seat stadium, 20 million people int he metro area and TV rights for a country with 120 million people -- that equals instant profit and instant sell-outs.
Kroenke will move the Rams and tell the NFL to bugger off just like Al Davis did. Spanos can't afford the REAL reported $ 250 to $500 million relocation fee, nor pay it if he did have it.
The Chargers are out of the L.A. plan. 1st: The L.A. fans really don't want the Chargers. 2nd: The Chargers are not a sock them in the teeth team. They are to soft for the L.A. market.
They actually want two teams in LA , but I still go with what most are saying it is going to be done that is a managed outcome done by the owners and Goodell.
That has 2 playing in Inglewood (Rams and Chargers) with Raiders getting some sort of financial help with their stadium.
Just no chance on earth The Chargers go back to San Diego too much ill will has been caused by their process of getting a new venue.
If they don't end up in Inglewood or if Carson is voted down look for the
LA Coliseum as I told you the other day to come in because now they want to host a 2nd team long term.
Only one holding the process from being done is Dean Spanos who is still playing hardball.
I'm going to remind you maineblackbears12 (which judging from what you say seems as if you want the Rama to come back to Los Angeles) the NFL has already shifted from having 2 teams in Los Angeles to just 1 team in Los Angeles (from Profootballtalk) so it isn't likely the Rams and Chargers share a stadium in Inglewood (because the Chargers don't want to) and I think the Rams are going to be the only team in Los Angeles.
Also it isn't the Los Angeles Memorial wants to host a 2nd team because in the lease agreement it says 1 team is allowed to play here.
It will probably be the Rams in Los Angeles, Chargers in San Diego (because they don't have enough votes to move and their proposal Carson doesn't have the support), and Raiders in Oakland (because they want to stay and don't have the support).
When the dust settles, it'll likely be just the Rams in LA for the foreseeable future or "indefinitely". The NFL wants the team with the best position in the market and the Rams with its long legacy and deep pocketed owner is the clear cut. In addition, the Inglewood project is more of what the NFL is looking for as it intends to relocate NFL operations to LA. By having just one team as it returns to the LA market, this will ensure the best risk/reward scenario for the league. The Chargers and Raiders will be forced to kick the can down the road in trying to work out a stadium in SD and Oakland with the threat of a potential move to LA (as a second team) or St. Louis proposed new stadium. The Levis stadium is also a wild card option for some teams as it's intended to accommodate two home teams.