Goodell Changes Stance on the NFL's Return to Los Angeles

A few days ago, Roger Goodell was granted an extension as NFL commissioner through 2018. Today, Goodell has taken his newfound job security to announce that if Los Angeles does receive a new NFL team, it will not be a previously existing team, preferring expansion to a 34-team league. This directly contradicts what Goodell has said in the past, saying the league had no plans to expand beyond 32 teams and that the NFL was encouraging teams with expiring stadium deals and poor attendance to move to Los Angeles.


Because of Goodell's previous statements, it was rumored that the Minnesota VIkings, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders, or San Francisco 49ers could make the move to Los Angeles. Before Goodell's most recent statement, the Jaguars, Bills, Chargers, and 49ers fell out of the conversation as they secured new owners or new stadium deals, leaving the Vikings, Rams, and Raiders still in the equation.


I don't understand why Goodell wants to expand the NFL even more. 32 teams divided into 2 conferences of 4 divisions each is perfect; having 34 teams means each conference has an odd number of teams, unless they do a deal like MLB and have uneven conferences. And even if they do expand so that Los Angeles can get its own team again without moving any teams, where is the 34th NFL team going to go? San Antonio is a rumored destination, being the 7th largest city in the country, but the media market is not that large compared to other potential NFL cities, like Portland and even Salt Lake City.


Just move the Rams back. St. Louis doesn't want them anymore and that bitch Georgia is dead.