It seems like we’ve been talking about Los Angeles potentially getting a NFL team forever now.
Well, the time to make a decision is quickly nearing. With the Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and St. Louis all in the mix, Houston Texans owner, Bob McNair, believes one of these teams doesn’t have much of a shot.
We have three teams that are interested in moving to Los Angeles. Only two are going to be approved if any are approved. One of the teams would not be able to move if we approve two. So they’d have to stay in their home market. And one of our concerns is what level of support are they receiving in their home market? And if they’re receiving a reasonable amount of support, my personal feeling and most owners’ is we don’t think people should move.
McNair elaborated on the Rams position at this point.
St. Louis, they have come up with a proposal that is getting pretty close, in my opinion, to being an attractive proposal. And if they do come up with an attractive proposal […] I don’t think the Rams will receive the approval to relocate. So that would mean then you’d have two teams, San Diego and Oakland, that would be going into Carson. They have a partnership to build a stadium.
It’s hard to disagree with McNair here. With the Chargers and Raiders both already being in California, it’s just more of a natural fit.
Also, since both franchises seem committed to a partnership, it’ll probably be too much for the Rams to overcome.