2 posts
  • 1 / 1
 by Elvis
9 years 5 months ago
 Total posts:   41540  
 Joined:  Mar 28 2015
United States of America   Los Angeles
Administrator

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/rams ... l-nfl.html

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell calls Rams' return to Los Angeles 'transformational,' says league will keep working on Chargers, Raiders

Feb. 5, 2016 Updated 6:36 p.m.

By TODD HARMONSON

SAN FRANCISCO - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called the Rams' return to Los Angeles "transformational" and said the league is determined to help the Chargers and Raiders work on solutions in their current markets during his annual news conference Friday.

He also insisted the NFL is looking into allegations that Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning received shipments of HGH to his home and stressed the league is focused on players' safety and conduct.

And Goodell remained vague on his feelings about the daily fantasy industry, which has come under fire at the state level.

"I don’t make that determination," he said about whether daily fantasy is gambling. "Each state makes that determination. We are obviously going to follow the law."

Goodell got laughs when he talked about being done with the questions about when Los Angeles will get an NFL team.

But he was clear that he believes the Rams will have a stadium in Inglewood that will exceed anyone's expectations and change many things.

"We believe this will be transformational, not just for the Rams, not just for the Los Angeles community, but for the NFL," Goodell said.

While Goodell said the NFL will work with the Chargers and San Diego as well as the Raiders in Oakland, he also acknowledged the Chargers have a big decision to make.

They announced that they will play the 2016 season in San Diego while they try to work on a solution there, but they have a deal in place with Rams owner Stan Kroenke to join the team in Los Angeles and later Inglewood.

"I think it’s great that Dean Spanos and his family said they want to make this work in San Diego," Goodell said. "They have an incredibly attractive option in Los Angeles."

He said that the league's owners made a strong statement about the adequacy of facilities in St. Louis, Oakland and San Diego when it approved the Rams, Raiders and Chargers for relocation.

"Clearly, the 32 clubs made that judgment," he said.

Goodell said player safety and getting better as a league are keys for the NFL. He also announced that the NFL will return to Mexico for a regular season game Nov. 21 between the Raiders and Houston Texans.

In the Manning case, he said the league is working with the other leagues involved and the World Anti-Doping Agency but has not launched an independent investigation.

"We take every allegation of violations very seriously," he said.

Goodell, however, refused to take a firm stance on daily fantasy sports. Instead, he talked about how the league will follow the law and more consumer protection is needed.

"For our longterm growth, fantasy football is more than daily fantasy," he said.

More to come on this story.

  • 1 / 1
2 posts Jul 18 2025