HOUSTON — The N.F.L. hailed its decision on Tuesday to allow the St. Louis Rams move to Los Angeles and build a nearly $3 billion stadium and entertainment district in suburban Inglewood as a triumphant return to the nation’s second-largest market.
The Dallas Cowboys’ owner, Jerry Jones, called the plan, which will be something akin to an N.F.L. Disneyland, “a cornerstone decision.” Robert K. Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, said it was a “great solution.”
But beyond the smiles and backslaps, the choice represented a tectonic shift within an intensely political league that runs the nation’s most popular sport and a multibillion-dollar business.