New NFL Teams...

[sportscurmudgeon]

May I suggest that the NFL does not give a royal rat's ass about having a team in LA or not having a team in LA? The league is making money hand over fist and putting a team there will change the equation almost "not at all".

Here is what the NFL is VERY interested in. It wants teams to get new stadiums with lots of luxury suites and loads of amemities and sweetheart deals from the cities/counties/states that build the stadiums. Four teams are actively seeking new cribs today: Minnesota, Indy, Nawlins and San Diego. Oakland and SF both need new stadiums but haven't satarted the full court press to get them yet. Jax plays in a sub-par facility and Dallas would like to "modernize".

Talking up the idea of having a team in LA puts some heat on the politicos in those cities to get humping on new stadium financing and groundbreaking. Already, there has been a first level agreement in San Diego over changes in the lease at Qualcomm Stadium and some discussion about where to put a new stadium. That is a MAJOR step forward from the NFL perspective over the utter deadlock there for the past 3 years.

The NFL needs LA as a hammer to pound on other cities and states more than it needs a team there...