Relocation is Not the Answer for NFL Teams

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Published: January 1, 2010

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... The Colts were on their way out of Baltimore and headed to Indianapolis, their new home. Ask any Baltimore fan how they felt about that, and I'm sure you will understand where this is going.

With the recent troubles affecting the Jacksonville Jaguars franchise, as well as a few others (Detroit, St. Louis, Buffalo) there have been many rumors of sending a franchise to Los Angeles. The ticket sales have been dramatically low, and the franchises are finding it hard to survive in this economy. While the economy isn't the only thing to blame, moving to L.A. is not always the answer.

There have been many re-locations in the league, as well as other leagues, most recently the Seattle Sonics moving to Oklahoma City. There have been eleven football re-locations since 1921, with Baltimore being the main city in the two most controversial moves.

The first move is the well-documented escape of the Colts to Indianapolis, the second was after they received the Cleveland Brow...

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