IRVING, Texas • In the National Football League’s great stadium race, deadlines emerged Wednesday, while league officials issued stern warnings and stadium backers squeezed their proposals to wring out sweeter deals.
A key member of the NFL’s Committee on Los Angeles Opportunities warned St. Louis stadium planners that the league cannot seriously consider any local proposal unless aldermen first approve a financing package now before a board committee.
Then news broke that Rams owner Stan Kroenke had sent a letter to the league’s LA committee agreeing to partner with another team in his proposed Los Angeles stadium, if owners allow him to move there.