Inside Jerry Jones’ greedy push to get Rams to LA
The Dallas Cowboys made headlines last weekend with a report that they proposed a joint Rams-Chargers stadium deal to the other 31 NFL teams. On Tuesday, following the Rams’ approved move to Los Angeles, ESPN’s Shelley Smith reported that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones “backdoored this whole deal.”
Jones called Rams owner Stan Kroenke “godsent” and an “angel” and reportedly gave a passionate speech on behalf of the Rams’ proposed move at Tuesday’s vote. Jones is among the richest and most powerful NFL owners, and according to reports, that group was strongly in favor of relocation. And it’s pretty clear why: Kroenke reportedly will write a check for $550 million to the NFL for the right to relocate the Rams to LA. That’s just for starters.
“Stan committed $2.6 billion,” Jones gushed with a grin.
Owners reportedly are bullish on the plans for Kroenke’s $1.8 billion stadium in the LA suburb of Inglewood, which is scheduled to open in 2019 and could become one of the premier venues in all of sports.
It could mean another $15 billion for the NFL, Jones said.
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Or this might come back to bite him in the a$$ if, as rumored, they wind up in his backyard in San Antonio.
A "name the team" contest was held by the Oakland Tribune, and the winner was the Oakland Señors. After a few days of being the butt of local jokes (and accusations that the contest was fixed, as Soda was fairly well known within the Oakland business community for calling his acquaintances "señor"
, the fledgling team (and its owners) changed the team's name nine days later to the Oakland Raiders, which had finished third in the naming contest.
The winner was the ultra-boring Blades. 
All that saved us was its association with gang violence. 
Although I doubt that Winterpeg has much of a gang problem. 
