Jay Nixon visits Chiefs at training camp.
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Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal reports that Kroenke, who divides his time between Denver and St. Louis, “presented his vision for a (stadium) project in Inglewood (California)” to NFL owners meeting outside Chicago.
Despite ESPN reporting Kroenke gaining a bit of ground with his latest stadium proposal and updates, Nixon feels as though St. Louis is a market that can thrive even if the decision is made for the Rams to relocate. CBS Sports initially reported on where Nixon and St. Louis stands.
“So what we’re trying to do, is make sure we’re competing with all the other NFL cities to make sure we have the facilities and fan amenities”. Which team will move, however, is still up for debate. Their ownership groups touted the transportation and location advantages of its proposed site, and the history of the teams, to NFL owners this week. Since it’s not expected that all three will move, St. Louis is staying ready, planning a $998 million open-air facility built along the riverfront.
Seat licenses, state tax credits and other incentives would help pay for it. About half the money would come from the team owner and an NFL loan program.
That plan got a bump when a judge ruled they didn’t have to get approval from voters to use city tax money, bypassing in a way that pesky taxation without representation thing for the sake of football. They would be replaced by shops, hotels, residential towers and green space just north of the downtown area.
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“We’ve gone to the Legislature and the governor for years saying we didn’t have enough attorneys to handle the 70,000 plus cases we have every single year”, said Barrett. “They do that, I think it’s great for NFL fans in St. Louis”, he told ESPN.
