Vikings safe for now: NFL says L.A. off market for 2012
An NFL executive says no developer in Los Angeles so far has put forward a plan that would lure a team and it's too late for a team owner to approve a move.
An NFL executive says no developer in Los Angeles so far has put forward a plan that would lure a team and it's too late for a team owner to approve a move.
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The victim died the scene in north Minneapolis on Friday.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league "doesn't want to move any of our teams" and that the NFL would probably grow to an even 34 franchises if the city of Los Angeles got a team of its own.
An executive with the NFL tells the Star Tribune "there are plenty of willing buyers" and the Wilfs might be more willing to listen after a House committee shot down the latest stadium proposal.
This opinion column is like blunt force trauma to NFL fans hoping the Vikings move to Los Angeles. Jeff Cesario points out that L.A. has plenty of team-specific football bars and does just fine without its own team. He also points out that Hollywood will never love a football team as much as Minnesota fans do.
Vikings vice president of public affairs and stadium development Lester Bagley says Los Angeles isn't the only city the team could relocate to if a new stadium isn't built in Minnesota. Bagley wouldn't divulge which city is interested, but it has been in contact with the team in the past year.
Star Tribune columnist Sid Hartman argues the Vikings will be sold and move to Los Angeles if they don't get a new stadium.
Governor Mark Dayton informed the Minnesota Vikings on Monday that if they want a stadium plan approved this year, it will have to be built on the current Metrodome site. Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf are scheduled to meet with Dayton on Wednesday. Lester Bagley, Vice President of Public Affairs and Stadium Development, says the Wilfs are "extremely frustrated with the situation."
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