An Unprecedented Choice for L.A. Football Fans

This week, the National Football League answered a question that has lingered over America’s cities since Christmas Eve of 1994. That’s the fateful day that professional football left Los Angeles. Ever since, NFL teams have threatened to move there, mostly to extort better stadium deals from their host cities. Now that the St. Louis Rams are moving (back) to the city—for real this time, and with the San Diego Chargers potentially returning right alongside them—the inglorious history of L.A. football is back.

With this news comes several new questions for football. Should the Oakland Raiders, stymied in their own attempts to move (back) to L.A., move to San Antonio instead? Will St. Louis Rams fans embrace the River City Raiders indoor football team? (Pity St. Louis, the city isn’t handling this news well. The /r/StLouisRams thread on Reddit—its official status already transferred to /r/LosAngelesRams—reads like a group therapy session.)