Rams Head Back to Los Angeles, Making NFL Even Richer

NFL returns to No. 2 U.S. market for first time since 1995
Chargers have a year to decide to join Rams in Inglewood

Rams to Return to Los Angeles, Making NFL Even Richer

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By Eben Novy-Williams, Scott Soshnick, and Harry Weber

January 13, 2016 at 2:13 AM UTC

Corrected

January 13, 2016 at 2:45 PM UTC

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The National Football League voted Tuesday to allow the St. Louis Rams to return to Los Angeles next season, giving the league a presence in America’s second-biggest city for the first time in more than two decades and unlocking billions of dollars for what is already the richest and most-watched North American sport.

The Rams in 2019 will move into a new $1.9 billion stadium in Inglewood that billionaire team owner Stan Kroenke envisions as the NFL’s de facto West Coast home. "This decision is about what is in the best long-term interests of the Rams organization and the National Football League," he said in a statement. "We look forward to returning to Los Angeles and building a world-class entertainment district in Inglewood."