But owning a big piece of ground is just the first of many steps Kroenke would need to take to move the Rams to Los Angeles.

He’d still need to cobble together permits, financing, construction firms and the NFL’s holy grail — enough parking to allow for the kind of tailgating fans love. All that can take years, as new stadiums in the Bay Area, Minneapolis and elsewhere have shown.

And Kroenke would have league hurdles too.

Before any NFL team moves to a new city, its owners must file a transfer application with the league. They must prove they’ve exhausted other stadium options in their hometowns. They’d need to line up a temporary home while the new stadium gets built. And they must get the blessing of three-fourths of NFL owners, which based on past deals would likely require a nine-figure relocation fee.

Moreover, while the NFL will help with up to $200 million in stadium financing, that requires an application as well.

NFL Vice President Greg Aiello said no such application has been filed.

The many moves yet to be made had local officials in St. Louis less than worried that Kroenke is ready to pack up the team and head west.