The NFL’s Return to Los Angeles Is a Terrible Idea

Angelenos Don’t Need a Distracting, Wasteful, and Financially Risky Team

Mayor Eric Garcetti is wrong when he says Los Angeles shouldn’t give taxpayer dollars to the National Football League. To the contrary, L.A. would be wise to pay the NFL to stay away from Southern California. Permanently.

Unfortunately, 20 years after the Raiders and Rams left town, the very bad idea of luring the NFL back is gaining momentum. The city of Los Angeles just extended a downtown stadium deal agreement that was expiring. The NFL is surveying rich Angelenos to see if they’d buy season tickets. Garcetti himself says it’s …

L.A. Welcomes You, NFL

But Only If You Win

The NFL will return to Los Angeles. This was the prediction of a panel of football notables, including Hall of Fame quarterback and UCLA alumnus Troy Aikman, at an event …

If We Name It, Will They Come?

Zócalo’s Readers On What To Call L.A.’s Arriving-Soon-Honest-Any-Minute-Now NFL Team

 

What’s in a name? A lot, apparently. Zócalo has been deluged with proposals for naming a future Los Angeles NFL team that we do not have but that may be …

Root For the Los Angeles (Insert Name Here)!

Please Send Us Your Ideas: What Would You Name Southern California’s Next NFL Team?

It was hard to watch last night’s riveting duel between Tom Brady and Eli Manning without wanting to get back in the game. Enough already. The National Football League needs …