the st louis rams moved to st. louis, missouri.
the st louis rams moved to st. louis, missouri.
where did the st louis rams move to?
st. louis, missouri
however, frontiere responded with a thinly veiled threat at a lawsuit. the owners eventually acquiesced to her demands, wary of going through a long, protracted legal battle. tagliabue simply stated that "the desire to have peace and not be at war was a big factor" in allowing the rams move to go forward. in a matter of a month, the vote had gone from 21–6 opposed to 23–6 in favor, with the raiders, who left the coliseum and return to oakland later in 1995, abstaining. jonathan kraft, son of patriots owner robert kraft, elaborated on the commissioner's remarks by saying that "about five or six owners didn't want to get the other owners into litigation, so they switched their votes." only six franchises remained in opposition to the rams move from los angeles: the pittsburgh steelers, new york giants, new york jets, buffalo bills, arizona cardinals (who played in st. louis from 1960 to 1987), and washington redskins. after the vote was over, dan rooney publicly stated that he opposed the move of the los angeles rams because "i believe we should support the fans who have supported us for years."
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he made his professional regular season debut in the arizona cardinals' season-opener at the st. louis rams and made seven solo tackles and made his first career forced fumble in their 27–24 loss. mathieu made his first career regular season tackle and forced a fumble on st louis rams' tight end jared cook. he forced a fumble before cook crossed into the endzone for a touchdown and it was recovered by cardinals' linebacker karlos dansby for a touchback in the first quarter. the following week, he earned his first career start as a nickelback and made six solo tackles and a pass deflection during a 25–21 victory against the detroit lions in week 2. on september 22, 2013, mathieu recorded ten combined tackles (nine solo), deflected a pass, and made his first career interception during a 31–7 loss at the new orleans saints. mathieu intercepted a pass by quarterback drew brees, that was initially intended for wide receiver lance moore, in the third quarter. in week 4, mathieu earned his first career start at free safety after rashad johnson sustained an injury to his finger while covering a punt the previous week. mathieu finished the cardinals' 13–10 win at the tampa bay buccaneers in week 4 with six solo tackles. on october 6, 2013, he recorded five solo tackles and made his first career sack during the cardinals' 22–6 win against the carolina panthers. mathieu sacked quarterback cam newton for a ten-yard loss in the second quarter. on december 8, 2013, mathieu made one solo tackle and a pass deflection before exiting the cardinals' 30–10 victory against the st. louis rams with a leg injury. it was later determined mathieu tore his left acl and lcl while returning a punt during the third quarter. on december 10, 2013, the arizona cardinals placed mathieu on injured reserve officially ending his rookie season. he completed his rookie season in 2013 with 68 combined tackles (65 solo), nine pass deflections, two interceptions, a sack, and a forced fumble in 13 games and 11 starts. mathieu was named a first-team all-pro at the slot cornerback position by pro football focus after the season.
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