NFL owners approved the Rams' relocation to Los Angeles on Tuesday with a vote of 30-2.
The Rams could be joined by the Chargers, who have a one-year option to decide if they want to relocate and join the Rams in Inglewood. The window creates the possibility -- however slight -- that the Chargers could remain in San Diego. The Raiders -- the third team that had L.A. aspirations -- withdrew their application for relocation on Tuesday and will work with the league toward a stadium solution, most likely in Oakland. If the Chargers do not exercise their option to move to Los Angeles, the Raiders will have a one-year option to join the Rams in Inglewood.
Here's how current and former NFL players reacted to the news:
Welcome Home! #LARams2016
— Eric Dickerson (@EricDickerson) January 13, 2016
Thank you, St. Louis!!! pic.twitter.com/sSapsxqWpg
— Isaac Bruce (@IsaacBruce80) January 13, 2016
Thank you St. Louis for all the great memories created and thank you fans for all the support! #Stl.2011-2016 #L.A.HereWeCome✈️
— Robert Quinn (@RQuinn94) January 13, 2016
Want to send a shout out to all the awesome @STLouisRams fans in the LOU... You made my time there extremely special & we'll never 4get You!
— Kurt Warner (@kurt13warner) January 13, 2016
Coming Back Home To Play Football Professionally Where It All Started. Verbum Dei HS To UCLA Now Los Angeles Rams. #LARams
— AKEEM AYERS (@Akeem_Ayers) January 13, 2016
Wow, NFL back in LA!
— Matt Barkley (@MattBarkley) January 13, 2016
All this LA talk has me craving some @innoutburger ...
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) January 13, 2016
So...did we just get a bunch of fans from the Eastern side of the state?!
— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) January 13, 2016
Hey Jeff Fisher I'll be working out here in the South Bay. Give me a call! #footballinLA #neighbors
— Matt Leinart (@MattLeinartQB) January 13, 2016
Great day for LA! I'll see you at the Coliseum later this year!#welcomehomerams #LARams
— Eric Garcetti (@ericgarcetti) January 13, 2016
Thank you @STLouisRams fans for all the memories & love #1999 #STL #GSOT pic.twitter.com/QlJMFApCD1
— Marshall Faulk (@marshallfaulk) January 13, 2016