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Goodell: 34 NFL Teams if NFL expands to LA. Where would you like the team!

Where should the NFL place the 34th team

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Roger Goddell said that the NFL would expand to 34 teams if the NFL adds a team to LA.

There has been speculation that LA may add two teams to that market as they previously supported two teams. There has been talk about a second team in Chicago as the Bears are considered to have the worst ownership group in the NFL and they have not taken advantage of the situation.

What about areas that don't have a team:
Virginia- Tidewater Area
San Antonio- (they already have an NFL ready Dome stadium, but it will require some upgrades)
Toronto- They tried to buy the Bills and the Argonauts are the most successful CFL teams.
Las Vegas- Not likely, as the sport books would have to agree to spot offering NFL bets.
Portland- With the success of the Ducks, this area has been emerging as a football area.
OKC- The state is football crazy but their may not be enough industry or fans to support the team.

Roger Goodell: NFL would expand to 34


http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nfl/...4-teams-likely-nfl-adds-franchise-los-angeles

INDIANAPOLIS -- Commissioner Roger Goodell says if the NFL puts a team in Los Angeles, it is probable the league would expand to 34 franchises.

Appearing Thursday night on "Costas Live" on NBC Sports Network, Goodell said the league "doesn't want to move any of our teams."

"We probably don't want to go to 33" teams by adding just one new club if a suitable stadium is built in the Los Angeles area, Goodell said. Instead, the league would consider adding two. An odd number of teams would pose scheduling problems, including at least one club being off each week, and would create one division with five teams.

There has been speculation an LA stadium could house two NFL franchises, although Goodell did not address that with host Bob Costas.

Goodell says there are several issues that must be solved in LA, particularly which of two current stadium proposals is best. He didn't suggest any timetable for returning to Southern California.

Goodell talked about head injuries and said the NFL was helping other sports and the military through its research into concussions.

"We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League," he said. "We do have a game that's rough. There are inherent risks playing it. But the second-highest incident of concussions is girls' soccer. So what we're learning about concussions in football is helping other sports. Not just every level of football, but every other sport.

"Now the NFL is sharing our research with the Defense Department to help treat our military personnel in the field."

Earlier in the program, Patriots owner Robert Kraft and several current and former players were asked about lawsuits against the league by ex-players who claim they weren't warned about or protected enough against brain trauma during their careers.

The Associated Press published a story Thursday based on interviews with a dozen former players who have filed suits against the league. What emerged was, at best, a depiction of a culture of indifference on the part of the league and its teams toward concussions and other injuries. At worst, there was a strong sense of a willful disregard for players' well-being.

"We have to protect our players," Kraft said. "The league is very strong in this area and I hope we are prolonging careers" with the NFL's concussion research."

Added Colts center Jeff Saturday, a member of the players' union executive board: "The reality is we don't know what kind of damage it is doing long term. It's the biggest problem we face in the NFL now."
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The Panthers were supposed to be located in Columbia, but the powers that be wanted USC to remain the only football game in town.

I recall back in the day Joe Gibbs arranged to have Williams-Brice Stadium host a couple of preseason NFL games, and they were very well attended.
 
They need to go ahead and put an NBA team in Seattle, so I can move out there, take advantage of the income taxes, and lay up in as much CAC and mulatto pussy as I want.

Sike! HAHA...
 
i think Oklahoma City would embrace a football team faster than any of the other areas, just as they did the Thunder. i can see a team being there.
 
X-Man26 said:
They are going to get a team in LA. They have two options on the table. A dome at LA Live or a 100 acre complex in industry, CA. Both of them are billion dollar structures.
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I'd prefer Magic's group get the team @ LA Live, although that deal in Industry City is haaard to turn down.

By saying this, is Goodell promising the Chargers & Raiders new stadiums??
 
Ideally, Vegas or Toronto, but I like the Idea of Portland. Going by what I saw from the Raptors wouldn't a team in Toronto have to pay some kind of double tax? If so then that would be the discouraging part.
 
there is no way that virginia is getting one, not with the redskins so close. the people of virginia just dont support sports on a major level. when the richmond braves left to go back to georgia, everyone here was crying that we lost our team. but no one would go to the games beforehand to support them. we cant even keep a minor league team here. the best thing we got in richmond is VCU basketball. seriously, im not lying. thats the new shit here. a fucking CAA basketball team..no disrespect, but come on!
 
I say put both teams in LA and let them fail.....

I would like to see a team in TO just to have a rivalry with my BILLS but Buffalo won't let it happen.
 
850credit said:
The Panthers were supposed to be located in Columbia, but the powers that be wanted USC to remain the only football game in town.

I recall back in the day Joe Gibbs arranged to have Williams-Brice Stadium host a couple of preseason NFL games, and they were very well attended.
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Where the fuck did you hear this bullshit???
 
really Seattle in addition to a NBA franchise...

I choose Oregon just of GP:D
 
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Hampton roads Virginia is the largest metropolitan area in the United States without a club in a major professional sports league...... Carolina Panthers most likely killed chances of an NFL team
 
unknownsoldier said:
I'd prefer Magic's group get the team @ LA Live, although that deal in Industry City is haaard to turn down.

By saying this, is Goodell promising the Chargers & Raiders new stadiums??
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That stadium in Industry City that they are talking about is fucking Epic. They will have a private highway for celebrities. I think the should do it in industry but Farmers Insurance company put up 700 million for the naming rights for the proposed stadium @ LA live.
 
unknownsoldier said:
I'd prefer Magic's group get the team @ LA Live, although that deal in Industry City is haaard to turn down.

By saying this, is Goodell promising the Chargers & Raiders new stadiums??
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The 49ers are gonna get their new stadium, supposedly the Raiders may share it with them.
 
I think San Antonio and Oregon could support a NFL team. Also a second team in Chicago would work. Vegas is to risky for the NFL due to gambling.
 
I'd say San Antonio. Las Vegas would be better but there's the gambling issue to deal with and Oklahoma City is Sooner country so there may be some blockage there.
 
How about London? There's a reason the league has been staging games there for more than twenty years now. There's a huge and growing fan base there, the league has gotten good exposure with NFL Europe, and London has a newly-remodeled 100,000-seat stadium ready to be occupied. Godell and David Stern have both been hot for international expansion for years now. I can see the league adding London before some of these other locations.
 
there will never be a professional sports team in las vegas as long as sports wagering is legal... never!
 
It will be one in LA and one in London. They have always wanted to get a team in London, but that would be weird.
 
Rezn8 said:
How about London? There's a reason the league has been staging games there for more than twenty years now. There's a huge and growing fan base there, the league has gotten good exposure with NFL Europe, and London has a newly-remodeled 100,000-seat stadium ready to be occupied. Godell and David Stern have both been hot for international expansion for years now. I can see the league adding London before some of these other locations.
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I wouldn't mind seeing the NFL expand to London. Jet lag might be a problem though. They'd probably have to play 6-8 consecutive games straight home or away at a time though. London would be a success I think.

I would love for the NFL to stay with 32 teams though. 32 is the perfect number for the NFL.
 
Trust me the best thing the NFL can do is try to convince the Raiders to come back to L.A. Being a L.A. native (I'm not a Raider fan) that would be best business wise. It's still a shit load of Raider fans in L.A. Black, White, and Mexican talkin die hards......With the success of Staples Center, L.A. Live, and the people who made all that happen AEG, no way it will fail they've already proven success.......
 
Since there's pretty much zero chance of this happening and the likelihood that either the Jaguars, Chargers or Rams will relocate is very high, I won't even participate in this "what if" scenario.
 
The NFL is fine but greed is cheapening America's best game.. Over saturation is the friend of No professional sport smh
 

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