when an nfl team leaves effects on charities

[dembotoz]

http://www.nonprofitpro.com/article/what-happens-to-charities-when-an-nfl-team-leaves-town/#utm_source=nonprofit-pro-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=2016-01-21&utm_content=what+happens+to+charities+when+an+nfl+team+leaves+town%3F-1

interesting read



The St. Louis Rams are no more.

On Jan. 12, NFL owners voted almost unanimously to allow the franchise to relocate to Los Angeles, ending a long, ugly battle between team owner Stan Kroenke and the city of St. Louis. Kroenke wanted $700 million in renovations to the team’s 21-year-old stadium, threatening a move to LA if the city wouldn’t pay up. St. Louis proposed a new, $1.1 billion stadium, paid for with $400 million in public money, but it wasn’t enough. Kroenke, who had pitched to the NFL a detailed relocation plan that included a new stadium complex on LA land he’d purchased two years prior, wanted out all along. The city never had a chance.

The move leaves St. Louis without an NFL team. And it leaves taxpayers on the hook for $16.2 million spent on studies for a new stadium and more than $100 million still owed on the Edward Jones Dome, the Rams’ old stadium. But what does it mean for nonprofits in and around the city?

What happens to charities when an NFL team leaves town?

[msongs]

1. when the filthy rich teams and players leave town everyone is better off down the road nt

[dembotoz]

2. green bay would be pathetic without the packers

[KamaAina]

3. They're not going anywhere

They're the only NFL team that is publicly owned. The practice is no longer allowed, but the Pack is grandfathered in.

[dembotoz]

4. my point is the tenticles or roots of the team go way deeper than rich players and owners

i remember milwaukee when we lost the braves.......