Pro Football back in LA?

[Bill Brasky]

Associated Press

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. -- The National Football League would like to have a team back in Los Angeles by 2008, Commissioner Paul Tagliabue said Tuesday.

Tagliabue said league owners were pushing for a decision on a stadium site by next spring, giving the NFL the time it needs to return a franchise to the country's second largest television market by 2008.

"We're hopeful we can stick to a timeline that would have us make some decisions on a stadium project maybe a year from now in May of '05," he said.

The league, which has not had a team in the Los Angeles area since the Rams departed for St. Louis 10 years ago, has been working with groups representing sites at Carson, the Coliseum and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

"Everyone has been working at this," Tagliabue said. "At some point decisions need to be made."

League owners have made no decision about expanding to a 33rd team or moving a troubled franchise to Los Angeles when and if they come to an agreement on a stadium there.

Indianapolis owner Jim Irsay, who is involved in discussions with community and state leaders about improvements in the Colts' situation, said he was confident of working out a new deal to remain in Indiana.

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What do you think...
Franchise moving?
or Expansion Team?

[Kramer]

Let's hope that Ralph Wilson does not pass on before LA gets a team. I hate to sound callous but his daughter would have to sell the team to pay the estate taxes. And this could mean that the NFL (for greedy reasons) could block any local ownership from acquiring the team so that they could relocate it to LA for greedy motives.

[Dozerdog]

It's a fear we all have.

[THATHURMANATOR]

I don't fear the bills moving.

[Kramer]

Originally posted by THATHURMANATOR
I don't fear the bills moving.

Just curious, why not?

[The_Philster]

Honestly, if a team were to move, I'd prefer it be the Chargers. They started out there and are already the closest team to LA.

[BuffaloRanger]

LA doesn't deserve a team.

Most football fans in LA moved there from somewhere else, and already have a favorite team.

Is anyone actually born in LA anymore? LOL.

[OpIv37]

Originally posted by BuffaloRanger
LA doesn't deserve a team.

Amen- they've already had two. Why should some city that's supported their team have to surrender them to a bunch of pretentious *****s who only bother to show up when the team is winning?

LA had their chance and lost it.

That being said, if the Bills move to LA, I won't root for them anymore.

[The_Philster]

Originally posted by OpIv37
Amen- they've already had two. Why should some city that's supported their team have to surrender them to a bunch of pretentious *****s who only bother to show up when the team is winning?

LA had their chance and lost it.

That being said, if the Bills move to LA, I won't root for them anymore.

correction..3..the Chargers started there.

[RedEyE]

I agree. LA has had more than their fair shares of attempts to support an NFL team. I'd rather see the NFL add a team in Las Vegas or even one of the great many cities in Canada.

[BillsRockSOMUCH]

I live in Canada so I'm a hardcore Bills fan wherever they are.

[lordofgun]

Originally posted by THATHURMANATOR
I don't fear the bills moving.

Same here, thurm! If they move, I'll just be an NFL fan! No more pressure!

[Kramer]

If they leave I'll go on a two month bender and when I surface it is time for antidepressents.

[Earthquake Enyart]

Irsay is blowing smoke. The NFL hates being in Indy and would jump at the chance to put the Colts in LA.

[Patrick76777]

Originally posted by Earthquake Enyart
Irsay is blowing smoke. The NFL hates being in Indy and would jump at the chance to put the Colts in LA.

I’m with EE, Thrum and half with Log!


They’re not going anywhere. I truly believe that. Teams like Minny, NO, Indy and SD are all better options for a move. Hell SD is right down the road.


If they do leave however, I’m starting to get a bad feeling that nobody will do anything. There was a day when I thought that Bills fans would go nuts like the Browns fans but now I don’t know if they would. I know I would.


And if they did leave, they’d become public enemy number one! I’m not going to be an LA Gangsta fan! I would hate the team with every fiber of my being!