<P> Frontiere , however , responded with a thinly veiled threat at a lawsuit . On April 12 , 1995 the owners 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 . Jonathan Kraft , son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft , elaborated on the commissioner 's remarks by saying that `` about five or six owners did n't want to get the other owners into litigation , so they switched their votes . '' Only six teams remained in opposition to the Rams move from Los Angeles : the Pittsburgh Steelers , New York Giants , New York Jets , Buffalo Bills , Arizona Cardinals , and Washington Redskins . After the vote was over , Steelers owner 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 . '' </P>
<P> Frontiere , however , responded with a thinly veiled threat at a lawsuit . On April 12 , 1995 the owners 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 . Jonathan Kraft , son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft , elaborated on the commissioner 's remarks by saying that `` about five or six owners did n't want to get the other owners into litigation , so they switched their votes . '' Only six teams remained in opposition to the Rams move from Los Angeles : the Pittsburgh Steelers , New York Giants , New York Jets , Buffalo Bills , Arizona Cardinals , and Washington Redskins . After the vote was over , Steelers owner 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 . '' </P>
when did the rams move to saint louis
when did the rams move to saint louis
April 12 , 1995
April 12 , 1995