Posted Jan 20, 2017, 3:39 AM
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Rams and Chargers 'need each other' to thrive in L.A.
And so, on Wednesday, in what seemed like a symbolic gesture of his ambitions, Demoff stood behind the lectern and talked about welcoming the Chargers with "great pleasure." He said the two will "work hand in hand," urged the Chargers to help the Rams' efforts in the community and mentioned his hope that the two teams will face each other in Super Bowl LV in 2021, which will be played at the facility that will soon house both teams.
"What's best for the NFL, what's best for the Rams, is to make this a passionate football market," Demoff said after the ceremony. "And having two successful teams that consistently compete for NFC and AFC championships will go a long way toward determining our success. For us to be successful, we need the Chargers to be successful. For them to be successful, they need us to be successful. That symbiotic relationship will be what comes to define us. I want people to look back on this partnership years from now and say it's a model in how two teams can come to a market and work together."
Asked why he believes these two teams can succeed in this market, Goodell said: "Because it's a great market. It's the second-largest market in the country and the entertainment capital of the world. We have millions of fans here, and we've had two teams in the market before, and we're building an extraordinary stadium."
"We need each other," Demoff said. "That's the way you have to approach it. This isn't about who's going to be more popular, who's going to be more successful. It's about how we deliver this for the other 30 NFL owners. When we stood up in Houston, we delivered our project, we said this isn't a one-team stadium or a two-team stadium; it's a 32-team NFL campus. That hasn't changed. Today it's still a two-team NFL campus that now, collectively, Stan, Dean and the organizations need to make come to life."
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http://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles...-thrive-in-l-a
http://www.pro32.ap.org/article/char...ear-work-ahead
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