Over the past three years, I've watched the "NFL back in Los Angeles" talk ratchet-up. Two firms are competing for where an NFL-ready stadium will be built: AEG's proposal to place one on a postage stamp-sized piece of land smack-dab in the middle of downtown (next to their other properties, Staples Center, LA Live) and another group's proposal to build one 30 miles east of the city in Diamond Bar.
Since the NFL has made it clear that they have no intention of adding a brand new franchise and upsetting their perfectly even divisions, the chatter has been, "which team will relocate to fill the stadium?"
I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but is newly re-elected California Governor Jerry Brown inadvertently forcing the San Diego Chargers to relocate to LA by reallocating city funds, should his plan work? Is Gov. Brown going to make taking Redevelopment Funds from buddy LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa more bearable by giving him a NFL franchise to attend?
Musings from a sports fan with an opinion on pretty much everything.
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