Lawyers struck a deal to settle the four-year-old Rams relocation lawsuit for $790 million on Wednesday. Even before the settlement amount was officially confirmed, sports fans in St. Louis and beyond shared their thoughts on the suit and its legacy on Twitter.
We've curated some of the responses here:
Today, St. Louis City, County, and the STLRSA signed a $790 million settlement agreement with Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the NFL.
— Mayor Tishaura O. Jones (@saintlouismayor)
The NFL had once claimed this lawsuit wasn’t viable; St. Louis proved them wrong.
Strongly urging to use a large portion of the Kroenke settlement to (re)invest in Metro. Few things will provide better relief to working families than preventing further service cuts and curbing rising fares.
— Jake L. (@jakesouthcity)
Stan Kroenke and NFL Eat Crow for Thanksgiving
— Mary Delach Leonard (@MaryDLeonard)
(Sometimes I miss headline writing.)
Stan Kroenke is the ultimate villain. After this settlement, will STL area lawyers, media-types, politicians and local leaders join him and other NFL people on that list? Many reputations on the line here.
— Asim Raza (@asraza)
A $790 million settlement has been reached in the Rams relocation lawsuit, per .
— Front Office ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ (@FOS)
It is unclear how much of the settlement will be paid by Stan Kroenke and how much will be paid by the NFL.
That’s a lot of cheddar.
— Ty Schalter (@tyschalter)
Good morning to everyone except Stan Kroenke.
— Jenna Rae (@journalismjenna)
In a personal opinion, I TRULY hope this money goes to bettering parts of the STL community that truly needs it.
There is no legitimate basis for this litigation. While we understand the disappointment of the St. Louis fans and the community, we worked diligently with local and state officials in a process that was honest and fair at all times.
— Tim Eby (@timjeby)
NFL spokesman in 2017
The dollar figure matters, of course. But the lawsuit already accomplished several things. way of doing business was exposed. exit finally received national attention. Maybe most important- owners found out Kroenke would gladly turn on them (reportedly).
— Martin Kilcoyne (@martinkilcoyne2)
The LA Rams relocation lawsuit brought by St. Louis, which the NFL and the owners did everything they could to prevent from seeing the inside of a courtroom, appears on the way to a $790 million settlement.
— Peter Bonilla (@pebonilla)
Kroenke can probably Venmo that.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer)
$790M instead of multi-billions and a public trial to expose the NFL?!
— Gateway Grinders (@gatewaygrinders)
A joke. Kroenke, Goodell, and the crooked NFL walk off almost scott free. What happened in that meeting that changed the tides so much?
It’s been common knowledge for MONTHS now that everyone in the St. Louis area wants to see Stan Kroenke go through what we went through when we lost our team and when he spit on us on his way out
— Thomas Welch (@twelcher15)
Settling for less than $1 billion doesn’t accomplish that. Try again.
🚨 BREAKING
— Dan Lust 🎙 (@ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵLawLust)
Lawyers reached a $790M global settlement to resolve the St. Louis Rams Relocation Lawsuit. It is unclear what percentage will be paid by Stan Kroenke as compared to the NFL.
The deal does not include an expansion football team for St. Louis.
In honor of Jeff Fisher; 7-9-0
— C Wood Stan (@rocketsszn13)
St. Louis and St. Louis County officials said in a statement that they are determining how the money will be allocated.
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Post-Dispatch columnists Aisha Sultan and Tony Messenger discuss the region’s $790 million NFL settlement.
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St. Louis and St. Louis County officials said in a statement that they are determining how the money will be allocated.
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Stan Kroenke, the trash-talking man St. Louisans love to hate, is under increasing pressure to settle the court case over the Ram's 2016 move.
St. Louis was the old guy wearing a cheap suit and a comb-over, sitting in the courtroom, listening while our lawyers argue that our lovely young wife should not have been allowed to leave us.
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St. Louis judge granted the NFL's and Rams' motion to disqualify plaintiff's lawyer Robert Blitz from the case.
Judge McGraugh’s decision came despite the pleas of NFL lawyer Benjamin Razi, who on Wednesday continued his pattern of making NFL owners sound like men who should be above the law.
Judge issues $24,000 in fines to four NFL owners, orders them to pay $25,000 in attorney’s fees and threatens to hold them in contempt.
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Stan Kroenke, the National Football League and other executives failed to block an inquiry into their financial records.Â
When in doubt, blame the media. Team Kroenke tried it. It flopped, along with the request for a venue change.
Money is personal, and now Stan Kroenke, Jerry Jones and others have to hand over their finances to Team STL as the relocation lawsuit approaches its January trial.
The judge said he needed more evidence before deciding whether to allow into evidence the financial records of other NFL team owners.
Hundreds of pages of court documents obtained by the Post-Dispatch shine a light on NFL's efforts to support Rams' relocation to Los Angeles.
Apparently, someone forgot to tell Grubman the Rams' move was a done deal
The trial was supposed to begin in October but a judge Wednesday cited concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and Missouri Supreme Court rules.
Team Kroenke has relied on two steady play calls as the relocation drama unfolds, but what substance will be there when those tactics run out?
Extra time requested in depositions from Kroenke, Goodell, Demoff, Grubman.Â
Kroenke, Demoff and Goodell among those requested for depositions in relocation lawsuit against Rams
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, former NFL exec Eric Grubman and Chargers owner Dean Spanos also on long list filed by lawyers representing St. Louis.
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Seeing Stan Kroenke and the other NFL owners who helped his shameless hustle face questions in court would be better than any game their warped league could produce.
Lawsuit filed Wednesday in circuit court says team owner Stan Kroenke, the Rams and NFL team owners intentionally misled the St. Louis region and unjustly enriched themselves.
Nearly a full page in the St. Louis relocation lawsuit is devoted to the Cowboys owner and what the suit claims is his intentional interference with the plaintiffs' business relationship with the Rams.
In lawsuit contesting Rams' relocation, the St. Louis parties as plaintiffs list what they claim are false statements regarding team's intent to engage in good-faith negotiations.
Maybe Stan Kroenke and his cronies won’t get off scot-free after all.
A question the NFL has dodged since the scam is coming up again: What happened to the relocation guidelines?Â
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