It was proposed to become the home of St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL) before their move back to the Greater Los Angeles Area to play at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California was announced.

[7] On January 9, 2015, former President of Anheuser-Busch Dave Peacock and Bob Blitz announced a $985 million open-air football stadium on the St. Louis riverfront.

[13][14] On August 3, St. Louis Circuit Judge Thomas Frawley ruled in favor of the RSA, voiding the 2002 city ordinance and allowing the stadium to proceed without a public vote.

The NFL expressed concern over the proposed funding for the stadium, which included an additional $100 million from the league above its regular maximum contribution.

That same day, Missouri Senator Rob Schaaf went on Los Angeles radio to insist that the legislature would not honor bonds issued for the stadium's construction.

[25] On December 29, 2015, the task force presented the nearly 400-page stadium proposal document to the NFL before the December 30 deadline which included a financial term sheet, the approved St. Louis city ordinance and financing plan, detailed descriptions of the state tax credits to be used, plus architectural designs, support letters, market information, and a land acquisition update.

[28] On January 4, 2016, the Rams officially filed their request to the league for relocation to Greater Los Angeles Area, which required a 2/3 majority vote from the other owners.

[30] On January 9, the NFL distributed a report to team owners calling the St. Louis stadium plan "unsatisfactory and inadequate" to keep the Rams in St.

[32] In that same meeting, the owners voted to allocate an additional $100 million in league financing to the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers, should they have elected to stay in their respective cities.