"Never." Those agreements were never reached, and on October 6, 1999, the franchise was awarded to a During the absence of teams in this era the NFL still maintained a presence in the Los Angeles market through During the two decades, many NFL teams used Los Angeles as a bargaining chip in order to get their cities to build new stadiums in their existing cities.The threat of moving a team to Los Angeles is more valuable for the NFL than actually placing a team there. At various times in its history, it was either the largest or one of the largest stadiums in the NFL, making it difficult to sell out. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. commissioner and other concerned owners to drop the not-so-veiled threat of relocation to L.A.The NFL doesn't necessarily use Los Angeles as a bargaining chip with other cities, but whenever there is a stadium issue in another city, that team suddenly ends up on a list of franchises that could relocate to sunny Southern California. Pro sports teams have been more interested in exploiting fan loyalty than appreciating it.Supporters of a Los Angeles NFL team agreed that their city had been, as Everybody I know who moves out here, I go, Would you ever move back to Boston? Los Angeles Times, April 17, 2008 In July 2015 They’ve pit... [an NFL team] against one another (sometimes encouraging them to forge alliances and gang up on each other) in an effort to secure the optimal L.A. deal, plus taxpayer-funded stadiums for whoever stays behind. The stadium can no longer supply the needs of national TV football broadcasts.On February 19, 2015, the Chargers and Raiders announced plans for a privately financed $1.7 billion stadium that the two teams would build in Due to television contracts, NFL bylaws, and both teams being in the same division, had both of the On April 22, 2015, the Carson City Council bypassed the option to put the stadium to public vote and approved the plan 3–0. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC. Since the NFL's Prior to 1993, the Coliseum Commission approved multiple changes to enhance the stadium as a football facility: Capacity was reduced to around 68,000, the field was lowered, the surrounding running track was removed, In October 2006, a new doubt was cast over the Coliseum's future as a possible venue, as reports surfaced that the Coliseum Commission was negotiating to hand over control of the stadium to USC, which could preclude any plans to renovate the stadium for the NFL.After the Rams left California in 1995, Angel Stadium was reverted to a baseball-only configuration, and only hosts high school football. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Chicago. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. It is standard operating procedure for the N.F.L. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was built in 1923, and is both the largest stadium in California and the ninth largest in the United States. Los Angeles is home to major league sports teams from all five major leagues — MLB, MLS, the NBA, the NFL, and the NHL — as well as one current team in the WNBA and one future team in the NWSL, both top-level women's leagues. "Never." Convenient.Furthermore, there were opinions that even called relocation efforts a "way of playing with fanbases' feelings". Philly? All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League.

The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. The following are the major professional teams in the Los Angeles area, with the future NWSL team highlighted in yellow. A few days before the scheduled owners meeting, After hours of finding a compromise, the Rams relocated to Los Angeles, with the Chargers having the option to join them (had the Chargers declined to exercise that option, the Raiders would have also had this option).

"Boston ... Philadelphia .. Farmer, Sam – NFL in L.A. gets a new blueprint. It has been home of the NCAA's USC Trojans since its inauguration, and also hosted the UCLA Bruins from 1928 to 1981. On May 19, 2015, the Chargers and Raiders announced that they finalized a land deal to secure land in Carson which was transferred to the joint powers authority in Carson after the 157-acre site was purchased by Carson Holdings a company set up by the two teams.Seifert, Kevin – Los Angeles developer seeks team for stadium. On May 5, 2015, Carson City Council unanimously voted to issue $50 million to finish environmental cleanup on the site.