NFL in LA: Addressing the Recent Rumors of a Possible St Louis Rams Move

June 11, 2011   ·   Ethan Novak   ·   Jump to comments

While there has always been some speculation, recent reports have confirmed that AEG, a corporation based in Southern California, has had discussions with the St. Louis Rams about moving to Los Angeles. 
Before you begin either panicking or cheering, depending on your location, let me say that while they have discussed a move with St. Louis, they have also discussed a possible move with Minnesota, San Diego, Jacksonville and Oakland.
 
Business Standpoint
Now let's take a look at this from the business perspective. If you are going to move a team into Los Angeles, the way you can maximize profit would be to simply move a team that already has an established fan base in Southern California. That gives us the Raiders, Chargers and, to a small but still acceptable extent, the Rams. The next decision would be to decide who would benefit the most financially from a move, basically who needs a larger following. Here are the 2010 attendance numbers for the five t...

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