Quote:The NFL has no ground to stand on legally. The relocation rules are that if a team moves without league approval, they're not eligible for league assistance in doing so. The NFL tried to block Al Davis' move to LA 30-ish years ago, and he sued them for it and won. The NFL really doesn't have a ton they can do to stop the Rams, especially because the Rams are privately financing their stadium and already own the land. That's where my thought process that the NFL will allow the Rams to move, ship the Raiders to Inglewood to share the stadium, then help the Chargers find a home outside of southern California comes from.

 

   The NFL could make things very difficult for Stan Kroenke if he moves w/o approval.  One example of this is the NFL puts together the schedule of games with the input of their TV partners.   Here's one illusration of this,  even without overseas games as part of the equation.   Lets say that in every other season,  the Rams have 4 games in the Eastern Time Zone.  Every other week in a 7 week period,  the Rams could be sent to the Eastern Time Zone.   That would take a huge toll on the team.   To make things even worse for the Rams,  the NFL could move the Rams into a division with East Coast teams if the league re-aligns.   They were once in the NFL's Coastal Division,  hence there's a precedent for this.   

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