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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Does LA deserve a NFL team?

The NFL has been pushing to have a team in Los Angeles. The question isn't if they will get a team, but when and from where. Does the city of Los Angeles deserve a team? 




The city of Los Angeles has had three professional football teams in the past:

  • The Chargers were in LA for one year while they were apart of the AFL. 
  • The LA Rams last for over 30 years. They then moved to Anaheim before they went to St.Louis. 
  • The Raiders spent 12 years in LA before moving back to Oakland. 
Los Angeles currently has one MLB team, one NHL team and two NBA teams. If you include Anaheim in LA, then they have two MLB teams and two NHL teams. As you can see the city can support a sports franchise, if it is not a NFL team. Why is that? The Rams and Raiders struggled financially and neither team was successful in getting a new stadium. Which is ironic because now NFL teams threaten to move to LA if they can't get a new stadium built in their current city. Since LA has had a team the Jaguars, Panthers, Ravens, Browns and Texans have joined the league. The NFL has also grown incredibly since 1995. The world of sports has also increased dramatically because of the internet and fantasy sports.

My problem with LA getting a football team is how they would acquire a team. I think if the NFL is to give the city a team it should be through an expansion to the league. I don't like the fact that a team can just pick up and move because they aren't getting a new stadium in their current location. For many years the Minnesota Vikings held that against the state of Minnesota. Now the St. Louis Rams are experiencing a similar problem. I believe the NFL should expand the league. More teams more money right? However if they expand, they have to add two teams otherwise there will be a team with a bye week 1. My proposal for other cities are Portland, San Antonio, and Omaha. Maybe Peyton would retire in Omaha. Does LA deserve a NFL team? Everyone deserves a second chance but a fourth might be asking a lot.

What do you think?

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