On Jan. 12, 2016, the NFL approved the move of the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was a major player in getting the Rams to Los Angeles — and out of St. Louis. Today Jones' Cowboys play Stan Kroenke's Rams in the NFL playoffs. Here's a look at Benjamin Hochman's column on the day the NFL turned its back on St. Louis.
You’ll forever remember that body-freezing feeling of bliss when St. Louis won the Super Bowl, when Rams linebacker Mike Jones corralled the player on the 1-yard line, and it hit you, all at once: it’s over, time has run out, it’s irreversible.