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the rams left LA because Georgia had the owner offed and she forced his son to sell his share and she took our team and left. I knew they would be back somehow after the wicked witch was dead !!!!

Sorry about the tag, folks. I worked from the top of my head in creating the page, and I would like whoever put in the tag to find out what I need to source.

Maybe I need sources for the dates. If so, I can tell you that I tried to find some dates in the Rams and Raiders entries but could not find them.-- Desmond Hobson 01:13, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

It was actually Carroll Rosenbloom who made the agreement with Anaheim to move the team south, but I believe he drowned before the team's first game in Anaheim. I removed the statement about Art Modell because it is essentially irrelevant; he no longer has any sizeable influence in the decision to place a team in L.A., and his views, in and of themselves, didn't prevent a team from moving to the Coliseum. True, he was the most outspoken owner in regards to his views about the Coliseum, but they were widely held among the owners. Also, officials at USC have suggested in recent months that the seating capacity for all of their games will likely be in the larger configuration of approximately 80,000.

It may be worthwhile to put in a statement about more recent grumblings from league sources suggesting that a new stadium won't be built in Los Angeles or Anaheim until two teams decide to move to Los Angeles. It has been reported that the league will not spend $1 billion on a new stadium if only one team is playing there.

If their is 2 teams playing in one stadium, I hope one team would be called the Los Angeles etc.. and the other the Anaheim etc.. ( Lakers244805 03:06, 27 July 2007 (UTC)) reply

I'm in the same boat in that I worked from the top of my head as well, so if anyone has any concrete sources, that would be appreciated.-- Truthiness 01:42, 7 August 2006 (UTC) reply

The statement "there are rumors that NFL owners will not approve a return to the L.A. area unless there are teams in both stadia" needs a citation because I have never read anything to support it. In fact, recent reports in the national media suggest that the NFL considers two stadiums economically impractical (it would cost at least $1.6 billion), and that there will only be one new stadium in Greater Los Angeles. Schwarzenegger's statement supporting both sites was clearly made to emphasize that he was neutral on the site issue. Realistically, it is highly improbable that there will be two privately financed football stadiums in Greater Los Angeles. I have links to three sources to support this in the article.-- Truthiness 04:09, 19 August 2006 (UTC) reply

The statement about Stanford Stadium is less than relevant because Stanford Stadium was built to standards that would not meet NFL requirements. The stadium essentially has only one concourse, seats only 50,000, has no club seats, and very few luxury suites. Furthermore, the materials used for Stanford Stadium construction were ordered before large increases in the price of concrete and steel. I'm going to put in a more relevant comment from a Coliseum Commission member in 12/06 about the validity of the $1 billion number.-- Truthiness 20:05, 9 December 2006 (UTC) reply

Can the person who mentioned Elysian Park please come up with a source? Based on what I've read, it would be misleading to suggest that existing green space at Elysian Park will be offered by the city for a new stadium. Even the empty "corn field" near the site has never been discussed for a football stadium. In regards to the idea, the Times, Daily News, and OC Register have only mentioned the stadium parking lots as being in play for a football stadium. I'll be happy to admit I'm wrong if someone can cite a reliable source. I'm going to put in a statement from a recent Times article to flesh this out.-- Truthiness 22:20, 9 December 2006 (UTC) reply

I think there should be mention that the Chargers spent their first year in LA before moving to San Diego. -- Pinkkeith 14:08, 19 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Why is there no mention of the American Football League's attempt to put a franchise in LA with the Chargers? Darwin's Bulldog 22:29, 26 December 2006 (UTC) reply

• CHARGERS!!!! Oh, right... (adds to article...) WizardDuck 01:11, 27 December 2006 (UTC) reply

• • That was quick. I did some minor retooling so the the format matched. Darwin's Bulldog 01:36, 27 December 2006 (UTC) reply

From Australia and not very familiar with NFL. Obviously with the Rams making the Super Bowl LIII, was reading up about American Football (and distinction with NFL is important here) in Los Angeles. I was greatly confused by the opening sections reference to the Chargers. Building a timeline from the Rams relocating in '46, I got to the section 'The Rams, after moving to suburban Anaheim, California in 1980, were joined in the Los Angeles metropolitan area by the Los Angeles Raiders when that team moved into the Coliseum in 1982.' Later, I read 'In addition to the NFL, ... , the original 1960s AFL's Los Angeles Chargers (which are the same team that is currently in the NFL)'. That suggested to me an error, because the Chargers were present before the Raiders. But I note the AFL prefix, and the article being on NFL, I'm assuming that it is a considered distinction. Original Chargers are not NFL. If that is the rationale, I argue that there are two problems here. There is no "American Football/Gridiron in LA" article. It is widely accepted that NFL describes Major League American Football. And in the same article, there is a 'Non-NFL gridiron football activity' that doesn't mention the original Chargers. And that's because they are considered NFL gridiron football, and therefore, should have had their presence mentioned ahead of the Raiders, in that opening section. And probably the NFL in LA: 46-94 section 148.182.26.69 ( talk) 03:47, 5 February 2019 (UTC) reply

Article reads like a fan site in sections and needs to be cited and wikified ( Gnevin 01:11, 9 February 2007 (UTC)) reply

I don't think that it looks like a fan page, but I have done some cleanup. Next I should probably go to one of the libraries and read the microfilm of the original articles. Maybe that's what everyone is looking for. - Desmond Hobson 21:21, 13 April 2007 (UTC) reply

The Texans signed a 30 year lease with the county and just can't leave. So any rumor the the Texans were leaving is just that. Pre Texans the Oilers only talked to Jacksonville (thus the mistaked LA connection) and of course Tennessee.

Also to note The Bills, Jaguars, Saints and Vikings have renewed their stadium leases in the 2008 season, none of them are moving to L.A. area in 2010. Meanwhile, the Chargers issue on whether to stay or move out of San Diego is another issue, most likely they're going to stay there. + —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.102.36.5 ( talk) 03:14, 2 February 2009 (UTC) reply

What's the NFL Blackout Policy regarding Los Angeles? Are they part of the San Diego Chargers market?

The technical rule is that the a TV station cannot broadcast into a 75 mile radius from the Charger's Stadium. The fringe of the 75 mile radius from San Diego extends into Orange county. The broadcast radius for Los Angeles TV extends into the 75 mile radius. However, I have not heard, and I cannot find evidence of a Los Angeles station carrying a Chargers game when it is blacked out. Group29 ( talk) 14:00, 4 June 2008 (UTC) reply

Does anybody know anything about this? Here's the link: http://www.losangelesfootballstadium.com/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.122.165.197 ( talk) 17:27, 17 April 2008 (UTC) reply

That is the new proposal from Ed Roski, LA developer, for a new stadium in City of Industry, CA. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.174.189.149 ( talk) 14:11, 18 April 2008 (UTC) reply

I removed one word "Quietly" because it wasn't quiet. The Seahawks owner announced he was moving the team and People were standing in front of the moving trucks trying to block their leave. I couldn't find any article talking about the move but I did find this one of the announcement of the move. [1] 24.87.16.83 ( talk) 03:52, 24 July 2009 (UTC) reply

I have added a verification required tag to the section on LA as a bargaining chip. I do not believe that the article ( http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/131898833.html) actually suggests that anyone thinks the NFL does not want a franchise in LA, and it certainly doesn't get to the reason why the NFL allegedly doesn't want an LA team. The section of the Wikipedia article seems to make unsubstantiated inferences from the Star Tribune article. Almondwine ( talk) 16:16, 6 December 2011 (UTC) reply

Los Angeles Thunder Birds in Psych? Does it count as an fictional NFL team? http://psychusa.wikia.com/wiki/Los_Angeles_Thunderbirds — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.126.116.83 ( talk) 08:04, 28 October 2013 (UTC) reply

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Reference named "Los Angeles Times":

• From Carroll Rosenbloom: "Socialite moved Rams to St. Louis, ''Los Angeles Times'', Jan 19, 2008. Accessed Dec 15, 2010". Los Angeles Times. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
• From Georgia Frontiere: Socialite moved Rams to St. Louis, Los Angeles Times, Jan 19, 2008. Accessed Dec 15, 2010.
• From History of the Los Angeles Rams: Farmer, Sam; Vincent, Roger (5 January 2015). "Owner of St. Louis Rams plans to build NFL stadium in Inglewood". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

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I think we need to seriously discuss either Deleting this article or merging it with the History of the Los Angeles Rams, History of the Los Angeles Raiders, and History of the San Diego Chargers. With LA having a team this season, and possibly one more coming, the necessity of this article should be touched upon.-- MarcusPearl95 ( talk) 05:02, 17 August 2016 (UTC) reply

I disagree; I came to Wikipedia today specifically for the history of the NFL in Los Angeles, to see the perspective of the city as the different teams come and go. If anything, we could remove references to other sports or other football teams that are not part of the NFL. This article is of interest as is. Jessknoch ( talk) 16:28, 27 August 2017 (UTC) reply

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