Rams apply to move to Los Angeles area

Select NFL owners will review the applications during meetings Wednesday and Thursday in New York City. But Kroenke has received opposition from the city of St. Louis, which has put forth a $1.1 billion stadium proposal on the city’s north riverfront. Owner Stan Kroenke is part of a group planning a $1.8 billion stadium in Inglewood, California, and the team said on its web site that it sought to relocate to the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, where the team played from 1946-94. The plan calls for a $400 million state and city contribution and a $710 million commitment from the Rams and NFL. The NFL has been absent from the country’s second-largest market since the Rams and Raiders left in 1994. It seems that the Rams may have played their final snap in St. Louis. They avoided slipping into the wild-card round when Manning rallied the Broncos to a 27-20 win over San Diego on Sunday in his first National Football League relief appearance. (The Chargers have tried nine times in 14 years for a new stadium in San Diego.) Sources told the San Diego Union Tribune that the two teams are scheming to share a new facility in Carson – which would mean LA could go from zero to two (two!) football teams for the 2016 season. As expected, all three have filed for Los Angeles relocation. “If you look at the history of the organization, technically, they started off in Los Angeles as the L.A. Chargers in 1960 in the old AFL days, and then they made their way to San Diego… I think that is what really was the catalyst that got this whole thing going, because when the Rams decided to make their move there, this was a move to protect our business more than anything, so we find ourselves where we do right now”. “Despite these efforts, there is still no certain, actionable solution to the stadium problem”.

“We are sad to have reached this point”, the Chargers said in a statement.

Via the Associated Press, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt declined on Sunday to name which team would move from among the Rams, Chargers, and Raiders. The Chargers said they have pledged to respect whatever decision the league ownership makes.

The St. Louis Rams also issued a terse statement late Monday announcing their application to return to Los Angeles.

The NFL has not had a team relocate since the Houston Oilers moved to Tennessee in 1997. However, all three teams have until February 15 to do so.

The challenge, of course, is figuring out an outcome that leaves all three teams satisfied.

Meanwhile, the burning question for us logo nerds has to be whether or not we’ll see any major changes for any team should they move.

However, it doesn’t appear either side has secured the necessary support to claim a win via vote. However, since the National Football League has scheduled a meeting January 12 and January 13 to try to resolve the relocation situation, it was imperative for the teams to file immediately.

It’s possible an impasse could serve to be a catalyst for negotiations among the three teams to settle this amongst themselves. There, the committees will hear extended pitches for the Carson and Inglewood projects. Three-quarters, or 24, have to approve any team’s move. The Saints play the Rams and the Raiders at home in 2016.