INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 13: Cooper Kupp #10 and Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams celebrate after Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
What does it cost to move an NFL franchise more than halfway across the country? About $790 million for the relocated team, but $7.5 million for the other 31 clubs—unbeknownst to them.
It’s true.
Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke had said he would pay all the legal costs for the Rams’ move from St. Louis to Los Angeles. However, now he’s singing another tune as the city of St. Louis and NFL’s settlement has reached $790 million; he’s saying that he agreed to foot the legal fees and not the settlement.
Well, a report says the league has “quietly” taken $7.5 million from each team to help with the cost. We’ll save you the math: it’s a total of $232.5 million.
Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!
A week of sports news in your in-box.
We find the sports news you need to know, so you don't have to.
The report doesn’t say whether or not the teams will get their money back if Kroenke does end up forking over the dough.
The Rams, of course, won the Super Bowl in L.A. last year, the city in which it has played since 2016.
Los Angeles Lakers sharpshooter Austin Reaves went full Luka Doncic in their 121-116 win over…
Bob Heinz, a defensive tackle on the Miami Dolphins’ undefeated 1972 team, died, the team…
Harrison Butker's nightmare season for the Kansas City Chiefs continued yesterday, missing a 51-yard field…
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams threw four interceptions in a game that both he and…
LIV Golf has now ended. The league met in New Jersey bankruptcy court; it took…
Victor Wembanyama earned the MVP chants that he received from fans at the Frost Bank…