Inglewood Unanimously Approves $2 Billion NFL Stadium Deal, The Inglewood City Council unanimously approved a $2 billion stadium plan backed by St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke that clears a path for the NFL to return to the Los Angeles area for the first time in two decades.
But the approval that really matters — the NFL's blessing for a team to move into the nation's second-largest media market — is a major work in progress. And there's still no certainty Kroenke will move the team from St. Louis, where city officials are working to come up with a suitable stadium deal.
Despite the remaining hurdles, Tuesday's 5-0 council vote prompted Mayor James T. Butts to declare it's "time to celebrate." The hours of public comments that preceded the vote, and the cheers that followed it, showed similar enthusiasm.
"I'm not going to sleep, I'll probably stay up all night just thinking about it," said Henry Yet, 54, of Brea, a member of the Southern California Rams boosters and one of many in attendance wearing the team's blue-and-yellow jerseys. "This is a monumental step."More Read
But the approval that really matters — the NFL's blessing for a team to move into the nation's second-largest media market — is a major work in progress. And there's still no certainty Kroenke will move the team from St. Louis, where city officials are working to come up with a suitable stadium deal.
Despite the remaining hurdles, Tuesday's 5-0 council vote prompted Mayor James T. Butts to declare it's "time to celebrate." The hours of public comments that preceded the vote, and the cheers that followed it, showed similar enthusiasm.
"I'm not going to sleep, I'll probably stay up all night just thinking about it," said Henry Yet, 54, of Brea, a member of the Southern California Rams boosters and one of many in attendance wearing the team's blue-and-yellow jerseys. "This is a monumental step."More Read
