ANALYSIS/OPINION:
When Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke was going through his frustrating search for a place to build his new stadium in the 1990s, he once considered the possibility of moving to Los Angeles — open territory after the Rams moved to St. Louis in 1995.
After all, Cooke had strong roots in Los Angeles. He had owned the Lakers and the Kings and had built The Forum, the arena they called home. And, he was getting tired of the politics he ran into in the Washington area trying to find a place to build his new stadium.