The L.A. Memorial Coliseum Commission today will "consider amending its lease with USC" to allow two NFL teams to temporarily use the venue, marking the "latest sign that a second NFL team could soon join the Rams in L.A." USC's current lease "allows only one NFL team to use the facility." The commissioners "wouldn't vote on it until a future meeting" (L.A. TIMES, 1/28). An NFL official yesterday said that the Coliseum Commission proposal is "not connected to the Chargers and Rams negotiations" (L.A. DAILY NEWS, 1/28).
Also today, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board will discuss a "proposal to study the feasibility of building a light-rail line that would extend from Inglewood's NFL stadium into the South Bay" (L.A. DAILY NEWS, 1/28).
Meanwhile, Rams GM Les Snead yesterday discussed the team's upcoming move to the Coliseum. He said the stadium is "such an historic place; that will be neat for our players." He added, "Our payers will really enjoy being outdoors." When asked about the prospects for a training facility, Snead said, "There is a vision to go out and vet some land and build a permanent training facility" (L.A. TIMES, 1/28).
