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Since 1995 the City of St. Louis has been the home of
the Rams after moving to the city from Los Angeles
following the 1994 season. The city had previously
been the home of the
Cardinals from 1960 to 1987, losing the team to
Arizona after the 1987 season. The Rams have played at
the Edward Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis since
moving to the city, with the exception of a few games
at the start of the 1995 season. As part of the Rams
contract with the city to play at the Edward Jones
Dome, the stadium must remain in the top tier of
stadiums in the NFL. This contract ended following the
2014 season allowing the Rams to seek improvements and
renovations to the Edward Jones Dome or allowing the
team to play on a year to year contract that could
potentially let them relocate. Since 2012 the city has
been reluctant to renovate the Edward Jones Dome.
Following the 2014 season, owner of the Rams, Stan
Kroenke, purchased land in Inglewood, CA (outside of
Los Angeles) to build a potential stadium.
In an effort to keep the Rams in St.
Louis the city unveiled plans to build a potential
stadium along the Mississippi River, northeast of
the Edward Jones Dome in January 2015. The open-air
stadium would seat 64,000 and cost an estimated $985
million. Potential funding for the stadium would
include $200 million (NFL), $250 million (Rams),
$130 million (Personal Seat Licenses) and $350
million from the extention of the $24 million in tax
dollars for paying down the debt on the Edward Jones
Dome. The stadium could also house a Major League
Soccer team. The future of this plan is unknown as
the Rams have not committed to the project or
announced potentional relcation plans to move to Los
Angeles.
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