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NFL owner buys 60 acres in Inglewood, adds another wrinkle to possible NFL team in LA
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Feb 3, 2014
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NFL owner buys 60 acres in Inglewood, adds another wrinkle to possible NFL team in LA
With Rams owner Stan Kroenke linked to the purchase of 60 acres of land near The Forum, we look back at LA's tumultuous relationship with the NFL and potential sites for its future. Arash Markazi of ESPNLA.com wrote about this and joined us to share his perspective.
If he stays in St Louis, Stan Kroenke may only have to come up with $450 million for a $985 million new riverfront stadium, a fraction of what he would have to spend in L.A. About half his share could even be financed with loans from the NFL.
St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke addresses the media during a press conference at the Russell Training Center on January 17, 2012 in Earth City, Missouri.
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With Rams owner Stan Kroenke linked to the purchase of 60 acres of land near The Forum, we look back at LA's tumultuous relationship with the NFL and potential sites for its future. Arash Markazi of ESPNLA.com wrote about this and joined us to share his perspective.

Sunday's Super Bowl may mean the end of the season, but that doesn't mean that there won't still be a lot of football talk here in Los Angeles.

Last week, after news surfaced that the St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke bought 60 acres of land near The Forum, a lot of people started buzzing — yet again — about football coming back to LA.

Kroenke's company did not say what that land will be used for but the city's football fans like to keep hope alive. It's been almost 20 years since there was a professional team in this town, and every year since there've been efforts to bring one back.

But the city's tumultuous history with the National Football League makes it easy to understand why some are skeptical about its future. Arash Markazi of ESPNLA.com joins the show with more.