WEBVTT - St. Louis suing the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>St. Louis is suing the NFL and the St. Louis

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<v Speaker 1>now Los Angeles Rams over the relocation that happened at

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<v Speaker 1>this point, you know, two years ago, okay, and you

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<v Speaker 1>know there's a lot of news talking about the Raiders

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<v Speaker 1>moved to Vegas. But I found this very very interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>The city is alleging that the league violated their own

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<v Speaker 1>relocation rules. You may have heard about this earlier in

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<v Speaker 1>the week, but I looked into it a little bit more, Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm gonna tell you something. I think the municipality,

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<v Speaker 1>the city of St. Louis, they have a little case here.

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<v Speaker 1>They are claiming. They're claiming a few things. First of all,

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<v Speaker 1>that they spent money, you know, developing plans for a

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<v Speaker 1>new stadium in St. Louis. And they're saying that the

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<v Speaker 1>Rams and the NFL never were really negotiating in good faith,

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<v Speaker 1>that they knew they were always going to try and

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<v Speaker 1>move to Los Angeles, and that they wound up expending

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<v Speaker 1>that the city wound up spending money trying to develop

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<v Speaker 1>all these plans and develop all this stuff when they

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<v Speaker 1>knew that there was really zero chance that they were

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be able to keep the Rams they also have

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<v Speaker 1>as evidence as I as I saw um, they have say,

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<v Speaker 1>like the team exacts lying over the potential of this

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<v Speaker 1>Inglewood site. Remember owners stand Monkey bought like the site

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<v Speaker 1>which they're now going to build the stadium on a

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<v Speaker 1>few years ago. And they're saying they have evidence of

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the Rams trying to dissuade city officials saying like, no,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really not good for stadium. No it won't work out.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, no, it's nothing, no big deal, which then

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<v Speaker 1>added to the case of how they try to go

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<v Speaker 1>forward with their St. Louis stadium plans, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's very interesting. They're also alleging that in

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<v Speaker 1>kind of other stadium and ticket like taxes and collection fees,

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<v Speaker 1>they're alleging in total over a hundred million dollars in

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<v Speaker 1>this lawsuit. There's a consolidated lawsuits from fans in this

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<v Speaker 1>as well as part of a kind of a class

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<v Speaker 1>action around their personal seat licenses. You know, you pay

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<v Speaker 1>to have that personal seat license another you know, another sum,

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<v Speaker 1>and then it's con and you know, because there's no

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<v Speaker 1>team there, so that value of that seat license drops precipitously,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think is a legitimate point. And also check

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<v Speaker 1>this out the county around St. Louis. Uh, they are

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<v Speaker 1>suing the RAMS also because of the practice facility, the

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<v Speaker 1>practice facility at the RAMS built. There was like a

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<v Speaker 1>little deal with the county that the RAMS would have

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<v Speaker 1>be able to have this, you know, this facility for

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<v Speaker 1>only for at least of only a dollar a year.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's a nice sweet little deal, right, But now

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<v Speaker 1>the Rams aren't there, so they you know, so the

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<v Speaker 1>county doesn't think that they should get this sweet part deal, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and only have to pay one dollar at least a

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<v Speaker 1>year there as a least, not to mention all the jobs,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. Listen, I know a couple of people that

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<v Speaker 1>worked as like ushers sat Madison Square Garden when I

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<v Speaker 1>was growing up, and uh, you know, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of jobs there, from the concession stands for the parking

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<v Speaker 1>attendants to the security guards, you know. And we talked

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<v Speaker 1>about the Raiders moving to Vegas. I told you how

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<v Speaker 1>they was stiff in the Colosseum for like eight hundred

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<v Speaker 1>thousand dollars you know, in their parking bills just for

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<v Speaker 1>the parking municipality. So I think these all bear watching,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's all cool, it's all nice and fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh right, it's to Vegas. Oh, teams in l a Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>the charges are moving. I wonder what else is behind there.

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder what red tape. I wonder what unanswered questions

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<v Speaker 1>are still there in all those moves. Because um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think there should be a little bit greater loyalty.