They've already proved their interest in going international by having games in Europe and Mexico. But, expansion has been talked about around the NFL. There haven't been any recent talks of teams looking to relocate, even though some should be interested in the concept. All they have to do is figure out the semantics and navigate moving into the Bears' territory. Any team who wants a change of scenery has a place to stay in Chicago. They also need 75 percent of the vote from league members.Īrticle 4.3 requires prior approval by the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the member clubs before a club may transfer its franchise or playing site to a different city either within or outside its existing home territory. Any relocating team needs valid reasoning to leave their current location - which cannot be revenue driven. The city is trying to make Soldier Field move-in ready, all any team has to do is sign a lease and move in, and maybe construct a dome if it wants. Lightfoot is playing hardball with the Bears. "There's plenty of cities that have two NFL teams," Lightfoot said during the unveiling of the city's plan for renovating Soldier Field. The third option, on the other hand, aims at making the stadium "dome ready." The option turned some heads. The main concept was constructing a dome over the field to maximize the stadium's usage for year-round events and to convince the Bears from moving out, thus costing the city valuable profits.Īnother option intends to make the stadium into a "multi-purpose" arena, mainly for their soccer tenant - the Chicago Fire. Instead of a team having to pay for a stadium in their new location - like the Rams did by spending $5 billion on SoFi stadium - they could use the existing Soldier Field.īack in late July, Mayor Lori Lightfoot rolled out a three-pronged plan to renovate Soldier Field. In Chicago's case, it would be a smoother transition for any team that wanted to move.
Louis) to one of the largest cities and sports markets in the country (Los Angeles). They moved from a small market location (St. This is exactly what the Rams did in 2015. One could point to a small market team in the NFL wanting to maximize its franchise value elsewhere, like the Jacksonville Jaguars. Chicago is the third-largest city in America behind these two, so it's sensical to have another NFL team in the city if desired.Ĭould the Bears become the third city to have two NFL tams? New York (Giants and Jets) and Los Angeles (Rams, Chargers) each have two NFL teams in their respective cities. There are two cities in the country that have two NFL teams.
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