St. Louis is offering to split the cost of a stadium to keep the Rams. Inglewood is offering nothing up front to lure the NFL team back to Southern California. Yet Rams owner Stan Kroenke stands to make a lot more money here.
Inglewood officials, meeting Tuesday night at City Hall, consider a proposal to build an NFL-caliber stadium in the city. From left, Councilmen George Dotson and Alex Padilla, Mayor James T. Butts Jr. and Councilmen Eloy Morales Jr. and Ralph L. Franklin. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
As Inglewood moves forward with plans for an NFL-caliber stadium, Rams fans at a game in November make clear that they want to keep their team in St. Louis. Rams owner Stan Kroenke is among the developers of the Inglewood site. (Chris Lee / Associated Press)
As plans in Southern California move forward, officials in Missouri, home to the NFL’s Rams, have their own proposal for a new stadium. An artist’s rendering of a 64,000-seat stadium for St. Louis was part of an update given by Gov. Jay Nixon at the site on Feb. 10. (Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon speaks at the site of a proposed NFL stadium along the riverfront north of downtown St. Louis. The governor gave an update on plans for a 64,000-seat, open-air stadium that would replace the city’s Edward Jones Dome. (Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)
A proposed 64,000-seat, open-air football stadium, shown in an artist’s rendering, would be built north of downtown St. Louis to replace the 20-year-old Edward Jones Dome. (Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)