After an emotional and at time contentious three hours spent listening to frustrated Rams fans at the Peabody Opera House, NFL executive vice president Eric Grubman spent about 15 minutes talking nuts and bolts with reporters.
Once the 1,500 fans had left, Grubman stood on the Peabody stage encircled by perhaps a couple dozen reporters.
"I think it's a very emotional night," Grubman said. "For them (the fans), it's clearly the time to express their point of view and their passion. And frankly, I think for the NFL employees it's hard.
"It's hard to hear that kind of passion come through and not have answers that make people happy.