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LA mayor talks NFL, wants Chargers to work it out with San Diego

LOS ANGELES (CBS 8) - In a interview with ESPN Radio's Capital Games podcast Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti talked about the return of an NFL franchise (and possibly two) to Los Angeles.

Garcetti says he grew up as a Ram's fan and went to Super Bowl XIV in 1980 in which the Rams lost to the Steelers.

He is excited to have the Rams back in Los Angeles and remarked about the NFL's return to a big market city after a lengthy absence.

"It was definitely a standoff with the league for 20 years, we kind of said, 'Hey you need us more than we need to subsidize you.