ST. LOUIS • Football fans and area officials alike blasted St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke on Wednesday, calling his scathing National Football League relocation proposal a “pot shot” at the region, and some of his facts “preposterous.”
“Our fans support their professional and amateur teams,” said Gov. Jay Nixon, visiting the region for an unrelated news conference. “Especially ones that win.”
St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger called Kroenke an “absentee owner” and his claim that St. Louis lacks the economic vitality to support a football team “demonstrably preposterous.”
The St. Louis Regional Chamber said it was “disappointed” in the statements made in the Rams proposal.