Local Official: NFL to Return to Los Angeles in 2009

The VP partner of a key investor interested in seeing the National Football League return to the Los Angeles area says that he has "no doubt" that the NFL will be returning to LA in 2009, playing most likely in the Rose Bowl. Majestic Realty Vice President John Semcken, who is partners with developer Ed Roski Jr. said Tuesday, "We are going to have a team here next September." And, according to the report, any facilities – interim or permanent – that would be used should be able to accommodate not one, but two NFL teams. As reported by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune: In April, Roski unveiled his plan to build a state-of-the-art football stadium and entertainment complex on a 600-acre plot of land that was previously slated for commercial and retail use.The anticipated stadium pricetag of $800 million would about $1 billion less than was spent on the new home of the New York Giants and Jets, Semcken said.Roski wants to buy a controlling interest in an NFL t...