John Mara on the NFL in Los Angeles: I think somebody’s going to be there
New York Giants’ co-owner John Mara believes “somebody” in the NFL will be playing in Los Angeles in the next few years
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It looks like there is indeed going to be professional football in Los Angeles in very near future.
Most owners have kept quiet about a team potentially moving, prompting many to speculate the NFL may be back tracking on the move. That, however, is not the case.
“It hasn’t gone backwards, but it hasn’t gone forwards,” New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch said Wednesday after the owners got a status update on L.A. from league executives via Sam Farmer of The Los Angeles Times. “There seemed to be one or two references to potential new locations, a couple of locations in Carson, but certainly no breaking news.”
John Mara, also a co-owner of the Giants, was asked if the league has changed their mind about a team in Los Angeles.
“It’s hard to say. We discussed it a little bit today in terms of what sites are going to be in play. But in terms of what team it’s going to be and when it’s going to happen, I don’t know if that’s moved at all. At least we haven’t been told about it.
“Do I think we’re going to be in L.A. within the next few years? Yeah, I think somebody’s going to be there.”
Which NFL franchise will actually wind up in Los Angeles (The Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and St. Louis Rams are the most likely candidates) is obviously the question but the owners admitting the NFL is going forward with a franchise in Los Angeles is obviously a big step.
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