Rams owner Stan Kroenke contended that St. Louis couldn’t support his NFL team, drawing much ire locally after he blasted the city’s viability as a National Football League locale. But now that they’re gone, multiple NFL teams have been jockeying to make inroads into the supposed lousy market.
No, there isn’t a club talking about moving here. And there won’t be any games played in town this season. But the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs are set to televise their exhibition games in the market this summer. And the Chiefs plan to make a big push to build a local fan base.