Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Real Story of Bringing the NFL Back to LA
For years and years – since the Rams left in 1994 really – there’s been talk about bringing pro football back to Los Angeles. Now, it’s finally happening. The Rams and maybe even the Chargers will be playing in a brand new, $2.7 billion entertainment complex in Inglewood beginning in 2019.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readFor years and years – since the Rams left in 1994 really – there’s been talk about bringing pro football back to Los Angeles. Now, it’s finally happening. The Rams and maybe even the Chargers will be playing in a brand new, $2.7 billion entertainment complex in Inglewood beginning in 2019. But, according to an in-depth new piece, the behind the scenes story of how the deal went down is as bloody and bitter as the best NFL game. Seth Wickersham is a writer for ESPN.
