Rams owner, and others, meeting in NYC this week

Los Angeles is home to some very spectacular sunsets, but could be the future home, and new beginning, of an NFL franchise. This is the storyline that has continued to drag its self out now for what seems like forever, but will take another step towards reaching a conclusion this week. All 32 NFL franchise owners will meet in New York City to discuss, among other things, the possibility of one of them relocating to L.A.

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To be clear, the teams were talking about are San Diego, Oakland and St. Louis. However, don’t expect any sort of decision to be made this week, but progress is certainly going to be made.

There were rumblings that Dave Peacock, the head of the group striving to keep the Rams in St. Louis, would make a presentation to all the owners this week. That won’t happen. It was felt that the remaining owners would not be placed in the best position to ask questions and proceed in serious conversations about Mr. Peacock’s plan. However, Peacock and his team have already presented to the six-owner committee on Los Angeles Opportunities. It appears owners are comfortable interacting with this committee for information.

Just because the group headed by Peacock won’t be presenting doesn’t mean the prospect of moving will not be discussed. League executives will be talking, hopefully at length, about the proposed projects in Carson and Inglewood. Inglewood, is of course, the site being backed by Rams owner Stan Kroenke as his choice for relocation. Recycling part of the original Hollywood Park, Kroenke hopes to bring the Rams there for the 2016 season. Something that would be very improbable.

May 29, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams fans hold up signs in support of keeping the Rams in St. Louis during the third inning of a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

Another bit of good news in the case of progress, is the six-owner committee is expected to set a date for relocation, where teams will be hosted on a temporary basis, relocation fees and whether or not the market is ready to begin taking season ticket requests. This six-owner committee is made up of Houston’s Bob McNair, Kansas City’s Clark hunt, Carolina’s Jerry Richardson, Pittsburgh’s Art Rooney II, New England’s Robert Kraft and New York Giant’s John Mara.

Progress has been hard to come by throughout the entire process. Mostly because progress is being measured by speculation and guessing games, rather than votes and proclamations from owners. Lines have been drawn and owners have begun to take sides. It’s only a matter of time before substantial, almost tangible, progress is made.

If you’re looking for a concrete date for a vote, or even date range for a vote, you may be out of luck. As these meetings continue to pile up, and progress continues to slow or become less relevant, the idea of seeing football in Los Angeles grows dimmer and dimmer with each passing meeting. The second largest market in the country will see an NFL franchise once again. The only question that remains, and the only one that really matters, is what city will be left high and dry to provide L.A. with that franchise.