Is Los Angeles again ready to support the NFL? Maybe. Are feelers being extended that could lure a current league franchise? Definitely.
Anschutz Entertainment Group, which controls one of the city's two pending stadium bids, has been in contact with five teams about a potential relocation.
The Huddle asks you, which one of the clubs linked to AEG is the best fit for L.A., which hasn't had NFL football since the Raiders and Rams both bolted after the 1994 season?
- Jacksonville Jaguars: They've long struggled to fill their stadium in a state where college football is king and even reduced the capacity of EverBank Field by nearly 10,000 seats in 2005 to reduce blackouts, a problem that's continued to plague the Jags in recent years. Their best player, RB Maurice Jones-Drew, went to UCLA while the QB of the future, Blaine Gabbert, looks like a movie star.
- Minnesota Vikings: L.A. already fished the Lakers out of Minnesota ... why not steal the football team, too? In actuality it seems a long shot given the Vikes' fervent fan base and, more importantly, the fact the team finally seems close to getting the new stadium it has been seeking for years.
- Oakland Raiders: They played at the L.A. Coliseum from 1982-94 before returning to Oakland. But the Silver & Black has struggled to recapture its former Oakland glory and, worse, failed to reconnect with a lagging fan base mired in a depressed economy.
- St. Louis Rams: They called Hollywood home for nearly 50 years. But they never won a Super Bowl in a city fueled by star power despite being an NFC West power for most of the 1970s and '80s. Is a literal and figurative star turn in the offing for a resurgent brand led by QB Sam Bradford? Perhaps given a potential escape hatch from St. Louis if the city doesn't give the fading Edward Jones Dome a major facelift.
- San Diego Chargers: They spent their first year of existence (1960) in the AFL as the Los Angeles Chargers before bolting two hours south. But they haven't been able to line up a replacement for outdated Qualcomm Stadium nor have they kept it filled to capacity lately despite fielding five playoff teams in the last seven years.
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