How the NFL’s Return to Los Angeles Ensures Major Growth for the League

The Rams are heading west

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At long last, the NFL is returning to Los Angeles, or at least suburban Inglewood, Calif.

After a meeting in Houston today, the league's owners voted 30-2 to approve the St. Louis Rams relocation application that will see the franchise return to the city it called home for nearly 50 years, from 1946 to 1994.

The Rams will relocate in time for next season—likely taking to the field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum—before moving into a new stadium in Inglewood in 2019.

"It is more than just a stadium," said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell when he announced the news tonight.

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