Football is still on its way to L.A, but could the move be to Dodger Stadium? (Getty Images)

We’ve seen hockey at Dodger Stadium. We’ve seen soccer at Dodger Stadium. Will we now see football at Dodger Stadium?

The idea is not as far-fetched as it seems, as there have been recent reports of a possible movement to expedite the NFL-to-LA dream by placing the team in a “temporary” venue, while the new stadium is built. 

Many ideas have been floating around, but according to the L.A. Times' Sam Farmer, Dodger Stadium has potential to be that venue. 

Barring the Oakland Raiders, who still share the Oakland Coliseum with the Oakland A’s, football in baseball stadiums has evolved into a college football-only phenomenon. 

But the sharing of a venue between a football team and a baseball team used to be the norm. In fact, teams like the Cardinals and the Steelers shared their stadiums with baseball franchises for over 60 seasons at one point. 

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Weird, right? Not in 1971, when 17 of the NFL’s 26 teams shared their gridiron with a baseball team’s diamond. 

Nowadays, we make big deals out of such venue-sharing events like football at Yankee Stadium or at Wrigley Field. And rightfully so. The concept is a strange one to ponder, and a fascinating one to look at. It clearly worked in the past for long periods of time, so can it work now and in the future?

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The NFL and the people of Los Angeles are certainly hoping it does, especially if it means getting an NFL team to the City of Angels sooner rather than later. And if that means football at Chavez Ravine, then so be it. 

One would like to think the stars are finally aligning for the return of football to LA, but it seems as if they’ve been aligning for years with no tangible result.

The surfacing of Dodger Stadium as a possible option does imply a sense of desperation to finally give the city a team, and the NFL has already been reported to be willing to fund a stadium themselves even before finding an owner or a franchise.

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As is the case with Roger Goodell’s desire to expand internationally to London or augment the amount of games in a season, this move to L.A. would be money-driven. 

Goodell and his employers—the 32 owners—don’t really care about giving the city a long-awaited team it so desperately craves, but instead, they care about what that team will give them. 

Despite hauling in $9 billion in revenue this past year, Goodell and the league want more, and they know tapping into the gold mine that is the So-Cal market will be one of the main sources of added revenue. 

Money is king in professional sports, and no one’s reign is greater than that of the NFL. To a point, it’s surprising that Goodell hasn’t gotten his wish of a team here already, but it’s clear that his financial dream may soon be a reality if they’re seriously considering baseball’s biggest stadium as a viable option. 

Whether its the return of the Rams from St. Louis, the Raiders from Oakland, or some other team we have yet to hear of, the NFL is hoping the revival of football in Los Angeles is now becoming a certain eventuality. 

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The fans can only hope this time around, they’ll finally have a team to call their own. 

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