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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/14/rams-scramble-to-make-offseason-plans/
Rams scramble to make offseason plans
Posted by Mike Florio on January 14, 2016
Bad news, Rams! The 2016 football season starts sooner than you think.
In some respects, the 2016 football season already has begun. Injured players can rehab at the team’s facility. For now, the facility is in St. Louis. At some point, it won’t be.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the current plan is to conduct the offseason program, which starts in April, in Los Angeles. It will require the Rams to find an appropriate facility and fill it with all of the necessary equipment. It also will require the players under contract to make their way to L.A., with living arrangements for the full extent of the three-phase program.
The ensuing turmoil could result in plenty of Rams players choosing not to participate in the voluntary portion of the program. With only one three-day mandatory minicamp to attend, the rest can choose to wait to make the move until the start of training camp, in theory.
One way to combat this would be to tie significant payments to workout bonuses. In hindsight, it would have been wise for the Rams to hinge high-dollar payments for most key players on participation in the vast majority of the offseason program. (And maybe they did.)
Obviously, the move to L.A. has much more to do with the future of the franchise and not the present. But the perpetually middle-of-the-pack Rams could have a harder time staying in the middle of the pack in 2016, thanks to the disruption arising from the move.
Especially since the disruption begins pretty much immediately.
http://fox2now.com/2016/01/13/whats-next-for-the-los-angeles-rams/
What’s next for the Los Angeles Rams?
by CNN Wires
Where will the games be?
The most likely short-term scenario for the Rams is playing at the Los Angeles Coliseum, the home of the University of Southern California Trojans. In July, according to the Los Angeles Times, USC said it would welcome an NFL team to share the Coliseum for the 2016 season.
The Coliseum, however, isn’t exactly a brand new venue. It was built in 1923. Additionally, during part of the time frame where the Rams’ Inglewood stadium is under construction, the Coliseum likely will be getting a facelift. In October, USC announced a $270 million plan to renovate the Coliseum. Pending approval, USC plans to begin construction following the 2017 season and finish by the 2019 season.
It’s unclear when the Rams will move, where they will hold training camp or where they will house a practice facility. The Rams held their 2015 training camp at Rams Park in Earth City, Missouri.
CNN sent a list of questions to the Rams’ communications department, which included questions about where the Rams will play and practice. In response to the entire list of the logistics questions, Artis Twyman, the Rams’ senior director of communications, told CNN that the organization is still working through all of this.
How much will tickets cost?
Rams season tickets for 2016 aren’t yet on sale. Neither are single-game tickets. The official NFL 2016 schedule, with playing dates and times, will be announced in the spring.
CNN was unable to get immediate answers on ticket costs for when the Rams move to Los Angeles. The Rams ticket office — which is still located in St. Louis — was closed on Wednesday. The office voice message said that the Rams are relocating to Los Angeles and advised season-ticket holders to leave a message if they had any questions concerning their tickets or personal seat licenses.
For the 2015 season, the Rams’ final season in St. Louis, season ticket prices ranged from $300 to $1,750 per seat.
It’s unknown if the Rams will be selling personal seat licenses in Los Angeles.
Rams scramble to make offseason plans
Posted by Mike Florio on January 14, 2016
Bad news, Rams! The 2016 football season starts sooner than you think.
In some respects, the 2016 football season already has begun. Injured players can rehab at the team’s facility. For now, the facility is in St. Louis. At some point, it won’t be.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the current plan is to conduct the offseason program, which starts in April, in Los Angeles. It will require the Rams to find an appropriate facility and fill it with all of the necessary equipment. It also will require the players under contract to make their way to L.A., with living arrangements for the full extent of the three-phase program.
The ensuing turmoil could result in plenty of Rams players choosing not to participate in the voluntary portion of the program. With only one three-day mandatory minicamp to attend, the rest can choose to wait to make the move until the start of training camp, in theory.
One way to combat this would be to tie significant payments to workout bonuses. In hindsight, it would have been wise for the Rams to hinge high-dollar payments for most key players on participation in the vast majority of the offseason program. (And maybe they did.)
Obviously, the move to L.A. has much more to do with the future of the franchise and not the present. But the perpetually middle-of-the-pack Rams could have a harder time staying in the middle of the pack in 2016, thanks to the disruption arising from the move.
Especially since the disruption begins pretty much immediately.
http://fox2now.com/2016/01/13/whats-next-for-the-los-angeles-rams/
What’s next for the Los Angeles Rams?
by CNN Wires
Where will the games be?
The most likely short-term scenario for the Rams is playing at the Los Angeles Coliseum, the home of the University of Southern California Trojans. In July, according to the Los Angeles Times, USC said it would welcome an NFL team to share the Coliseum for the 2016 season.
The Coliseum, however, isn’t exactly a brand new venue. It was built in 1923. Additionally, during part of the time frame where the Rams’ Inglewood stadium is under construction, the Coliseum likely will be getting a facelift. In October, USC announced a $270 million plan to renovate the Coliseum. Pending approval, USC plans to begin construction following the 2017 season and finish by the 2019 season.
It’s unclear when the Rams will move, where they will hold training camp or where they will house a practice facility. The Rams held their 2015 training camp at Rams Park in Earth City, Missouri.
CNN sent a list of questions to the Rams’ communications department, which included questions about where the Rams will play and practice. In response to the entire list of the logistics questions, Artis Twyman, the Rams’ senior director of communications, told CNN that the organization is still working through all of this.
How much will tickets cost?
Rams season tickets for 2016 aren’t yet on sale. Neither are single-game tickets. The official NFL 2016 schedule, with playing dates and times, will be announced in the spring.
CNN was unable to get immediate answers on ticket costs for when the Rams move to Los Angeles. The Rams ticket office — which is still located in St. Louis — was closed on Wednesday. The office voice message said that the Rams are relocating to Los Angeles and advised season-ticket holders to leave a message if they had any questions concerning their tickets or personal seat licenses.
For the 2015 season, the Rams’ final season in St. Louis, season ticket prices ranged from $300 to $1,750 per seat.
It’s unknown if the Rams will be selling personal seat licenses in Los Angeles.
