Jeff Fisher will speak at Rams Get-Together at the Fabulous Forum
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Very curious to know whether the three Ram Pro Bowlers will be introduced as the Los Angeles Rams, the St. Louis Rams, or a combination of
Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams or maybe even the Cleveland/Los Angeles/St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams.
Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams or maybe even the Cleveland/Los Angeles/St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams.
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Fisher
http://www.therams.com/videos/videos/Jeff-Fishers-First-Press-Conference-in-California/86cea771-7600-42d7-87bb-68fc67b6330c
Snead
http://www.therams.com/videos/video...lifornia/81e17b11-9296-40dd-9500-a87dfdf8870f
Kroenke/Demoff/Other
http://www.therams.com/videos/video...nference/12992e79-7d81-4669-bda0-f2fbf39d3685
http://www.therams.com/videos/videos/Jeff-Fishers-First-Press-Conference-in-California/86cea771-7600-42d7-87bb-68fc67b6330c
Snead
http://www.therams.com/videos/video...lifornia/81e17b11-9296-40dd-9500-a87dfdf8870f
Kroenke/Demoff/Other
http://www.therams.com/videos/video...nference/12992e79-7d81-4669-bda0-f2fbf39d3685
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I'm sure they will say either STL Rams or just Rams. There isn't a player that played in LA so how could they use that name.
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Stan Kroenke says Los Angeles feels like home
By Eric Williams
ESPN Staff Writer
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14578437/stan-kroenke-emotional-discussing-rams-move-los-angeles
LOS ANGELES -- Rams owner Stan Kroenke was brought to tears at the end of his remarks at the Forum, his first since NFL owners approved his team's relocation to Los Angeles earlier this week.
"We're happy to be here," Kroenke said. "It's quite a privilege. We're looking forward to moving ahead on this. The fun part for us really starts, coming in here today and being received like this is wonderful.
"It's been a long road, but we made it."
Kroenke said after a 30-month journey he's finally home. He was introduced to chants of "We love Stan" from a couple of hundred fans dressed in L.A. Rams garb who showed up for the introductory news conference Friday. Former Rams players such as Jackie Slater, Jim Everett, Lawrence McCutcheon and Wendell Tyler were on hand for the homecoming.
On Tuesday, the league's owners voted 30-2 to send the Rams and Chargers to Los Angeles to play in Kroenke's proposed $1.86 billion stadium in Inglewood. The Chargers have the option to stay in San Diego and move to Los Angeles for the 2017 season. However, the Rams will move in time for the 2016 NFL season.
The approval of the Rams and Chargers in Inglewood ends a two-decade drought without professional football in Los Angeles.
Kroenke said the plan is to bring big events such as the Super Bowl, Olympic events and the Final Four to Los Angeles. The new stadium will seat 70,000, with the ability to expand to 80,000.
The Inglewood stadium is scheduled to open in the fall of 2019 and is part of a larger, mixed-use development on the 300 acres at the former Hollywood Park.
Inglewood Mayor James Butts said he has already written a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell requesting the Inglewood stadium be home to Super Bowl LV in February 2021.
The Rams will maintain temporary offices and a practice facility at the team's current Rams Park facility in St. Louis until they can build a more permanent home.
And while the Rams haven't finalized a location in Los Angeles for immediate use, general manager Les Snead said the hope is that the team can be up and running in time to hold offseason workouts in Los Angeles once they are scheduled to begin in April.
"We're happy to be here," Rams owner Stan Kroenke said, calling the 30-month relocation process a "journey." "The fun part for us really starts, coming in here today and being received like this is wonderful. It's been a long road, but we made it."
Kroenke said the biggest selling point to sway owners to approve the Rams' move to Los Angeles instead of the Carson project proposed by the Chargers and Raiders was the allure of the development.
"I don't think we sold them," Kroenke said. "I think it was the excellence of the project itself. When we started, we said this project has to be that kind of project. Our biggest risk is to undershoot it."
Asked about the status of talks between the Rams and Chargers, Kroenke said those negotiations are ongoing but did not give an indication of how close the two sides were to coming to an agreement on a framework of a deal.
"That was part of the approval, and we're immediately engaged with them, talking about what some kind of deal might look like," Kroenke said. "We've offered several iterations of that. So we'll see where that goes."
A Rams fan shouted, "Stay in San Diego. We don't want them," coaxing a chuckle from Kroenke.
Kroenke said he has had a home in the Los Angeles area for more than 20 years.
A Southern California native who played at USC, Rams coach Jeff Fisher also is coming home. While Fisher looks forward to returning to his Los Angeles roots, he also acknowledged the loyal fans the Rams are leaving in St. Louis.
"We're leaving a great fan base," Fisher said. "We're leaving some people who are very, very disappointed. And I personally want to thank those people, the St. Louis Rams fans, who got to watch them win a Super Bowl.
"They supported us. Even during the tough times this year, they consistently came out. So we appreciate them. And we personally hope that they will continue, because once you're a Rams fan, you're always a Rams fan."
By Eric Williams
ESPN Staff Writer
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14578437/stan-kroenke-emotional-discussing-rams-move-los-angeles
LOS ANGELES -- Rams owner Stan Kroenke was brought to tears at the end of his remarks at the Forum, his first since NFL owners approved his team's relocation to Los Angeles earlier this week.
"We're happy to be here," Kroenke said. "It's quite a privilege. We're looking forward to moving ahead on this. The fun part for us really starts, coming in here today and being received like this is wonderful.
"It's been a long road, but we made it."
Kroenke said after a 30-month journey he's finally home. He was introduced to chants of "We love Stan" from a couple of hundred fans dressed in L.A. Rams garb who showed up for the introductory news conference Friday. Former Rams players such as Jackie Slater, Jim Everett, Lawrence McCutcheon and Wendell Tyler were on hand for the homecoming.
On Tuesday, the league's owners voted 30-2 to send the Rams and Chargers to Los Angeles to play in Kroenke's proposed $1.86 billion stadium in Inglewood. The Chargers have the option to stay in San Diego and move to Los Angeles for the 2017 season. However, the Rams will move in time for the 2016 NFL season.
The approval of the Rams and Chargers in Inglewood ends a two-decade drought without professional football in Los Angeles.
Kroenke said the plan is to bring big events such as the Super Bowl, Olympic events and the Final Four to Los Angeles. The new stadium will seat 70,000, with the ability to expand to 80,000.
The Inglewood stadium is scheduled to open in the fall of 2019 and is part of a larger, mixed-use development on the 300 acres at the former Hollywood Park.
Inglewood Mayor James Butts said he has already written a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell requesting the Inglewood stadium be home to Super Bowl LV in February 2021.
The Rams will maintain temporary offices and a practice facility at the team's current Rams Park facility in St. Louis until they can build a more permanent home.
And while the Rams haven't finalized a location in Los Angeles for immediate use, general manager Les Snead said the hope is that the team can be up and running in time to hold offseason workouts in Los Angeles once they are scheduled to begin in April.
"We're happy to be here," Rams owner Stan Kroenke said, calling the 30-month relocation process a "journey." "The fun part for us really starts, coming in here today and being received like this is wonderful. It's been a long road, but we made it."
Kroenke said the biggest selling point to sway owners to approve the Rams' move to Los Angeles instead of the Carson project proposed by the Chargers and Raiders was the allure of the development.
"I don't think we sold them," Kroenke said. "I think it was the excellence of the project itself. When we started, we said this project has to be that kind of project. Our biggest risk is to undershoot it."
Asked about the status of talks between the Rams and Chargers, Kroenke said those negotiations are ongoing but did not give an indication of how close the two sides were to coming to an agreement on a framework of a deal.
"That was part of the approval, and we're immediately engaged with them, talking about what some kind of deal might look like," Kroenke said. "We've offered several iterations of that. So we'll see where that goes."
A Rams fan shouted, "Stay in San Diego. We don't want them," coaxing a chuckle from Kroenke.
Kroenke said he has had a home in the Los Angeles area for more than 20 years.
A Southern California native who played at USC, Rams coach Jeff Fisher also is coming home. While Fisher looks forward to returning to his Los Angeles roots, he also acknowledged the loyal fans the Rams are leaving in St. Louis.
"We're leaving a great fan base," Fisher said. "We're leaving some people who are very, very disappointed. And I personally want to thank those people, the St. Louis Rams fans, who got to watch them win a Super Bowl.
"They supported us. Even during the tough times this year, they consistently came out. So we appreciate them. And we personally hope that they will continue, because once you're a Rams fan, you're always a Rams fan."
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Jeff Fisher says fans in St. Louis were great
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 15, 2016
As the last head coach of the St. Louis Rams, Jeff Fisher says it was a pleasure to coach in front of such great fans.
Fisher, now the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, said in an interview on NFL Network that the team’s decision to move was not a reflection of the support they got from St. Louis.
“The fans had nothing to do with this decision. We had such great fans there, through the thick and thin,” Fisher said. “I’m just really appreciative of the loyal fans in St. Louis who just lost their team. It’s not an easy situation to go through. On the other hand, we have to move forward.”
As they move forward, Fisher thinks they’re well positioned to play better in Los Angeles than they have during his four years in St. Louis. Fisher previously coached the Houston Oilers as they moved to Tennessee and became the Titans, and he believes this team is in a better position than that team was — and that team got to the Super Bowl (and lost to St. Louis) in its third year in Tennessee.
“We’ve actually got a better team now than we did in Houston when we moved to Tennessee,” Fisher said.
If Fisher is right about that, the Rams may be ready to make a playoff push. Right after they’ve left their loyal St. Louis fans behind.
Jeff Fisher says fans in St. Louis were great
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 15, 2016
As the last head coach of the St. Louis Rams, Jeff Fisher says it was a pleasure to coach in front of such great fans.
Fisher, now the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, said in an interview on NFL Network that the team’s decision to move was not a reflection of the support they got from St. Louis.
“The fans had nothing to do with this decision. We had such great fans there, through the thick and thin,” Fisher said. “I’m just really appreciative of the loyal fans in St. Louis who just lost their team. It’s not an easy situation to go through. On the other hand, we have to move forward.”
As they move forward, Fisher thinks they’re well positioned to play better in Los Angeles than they have during his four years in St. Louis. Fisher previously coached the Houston Oilers as they moved to Tennessee and became the Titans, and he believes this team is in a better position than that team was — and that team got to the Super Bowl (and lost to St. Louis) in its third year in Tennessee.
“We’ve actually got a better team now than we did in Houston when we moved to Tennessee,” Fisher said.
If Fisher is right about that, the Rams may be ready to make a playoff push. Right after they’ve left their loyal St. Louis fans behind.
It's pretty easy to do for people emotionally unattached to the situation because it's quite blatant. You also didn't just become "Los Angeles Ram fans 2016!" over night like half the city. You remember interviews like this given...
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BDzOrmceAg
Then you hear Demoff talk now.