Four years ago, St. Louis, St. Louis County and the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority sued the Rams, the NFL and the league's 31 other teams for over $1 billion in damages after the Rams relocated to Los Angeles.
On Thursday, the NFL confirmed the billion-dollar-plus demands during a lengthy hearing, per Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic.
"The plaintiffs are seeking a billion dollars in damages or more," Gerard Carmody, an attorney representing the NFL in the St. Louis Circuit court said. He added: "For people who are seeking billions of dollars, I think I heard four times.