Rams owner Stan Kroenke apparently wants to get out of St. Louis. The NFL isn’t in quite the same hurry.
Via multiple reports, the NFL suddenly added another $100 million to the effort to build a new stadium in St. Louis for the Rams, which bridged the gap about which NFL executive V.P. Eric Grubman and Bernie Miklasz of 101 ESPN dueled verbally last week.
Via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Board of Alderman thereafter approved a financing plan in a preliminary move that will culminate in another vote on Friday.
The quid pro quo for the extra $100 million is this: Taxes collected on ticket sales will be given to the team.
It’s unclear whether and to what extent Kroenke, who is believed to be coveting the chance to move the team to L.A., supports the league’s move to add $100 million to the pot, even if it’s a phantom $100 million.
The broader question is whether the financing plan will keep the Rams from becoming ghosts.