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Popular talk radio host Rush Limbaugh has long been one of the United States most polarizing media figures. He may soon become one of the National Football Leagues most controversial owners. On Tuesday, Limbaugh announced that he is teaming up with St. Louis Blues owner David Checketts to make a bid to purchase the struggling NFL team.
Limbaugh issued a statement that was short on details due [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] to various [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] confidentiality agreements, but made clear his intention to purchase the football team:
"Dave Checketts and I have made a bid to buy the Rams [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] and we are continuing the process."
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A statement issued by the Frontiere estate to coincide was the Limbaugh statement revealed very little additional information:
"Our strategic review of our ownership of the Rams continues. We will make an announcement upon the completion of the process."
The other parties to the negotiations--Checketts and the National Football League--both declined comment.
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Despite Limbaugh and Checketts ties to the area, the rumor of the sale has raised [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] already lost one NFL team, when the Cardinals moved to Tempe, Arizona in 1987. The NFL passed over St. Louis for an expansion franchise in 1993, awarding it instead to Jacksonville, Florida. In 1995, Frontiere"a St. Louis native"was persuaded to move the team back to her hometown. There is a clause in the Rams lease that would allow the team to relocate without penalty as soon as 2014 if their current home at the Edward Jones Dome is not deemed to be one of the top 25% of NFL stadiums. Its already one of the oldest facilities in the league, and there are no current plans to replace or renovate the structure.