A majority owner has yet to be identified in St. Louis' pursuit of a Major League Soccer expansion franchise. But it's possible that some of the minority investors will be ex-St. Louis Rams.

Defensive end Chris Long, now a member of the New England Patriots, told the Post-Dispatch he has been involved with discussions on the topic with the St. Louis group, which includes Dave Peacock.

"I've been told that I will have an update in a couple weeks," Long said via text message. "I'm still very interested. Hopefully the dialogue will continue."

After eight seasons with the Rams – only nine players were with the team longer in St. Louis – Long was released in a salary cap-related move Feb. 20. At the time, Long said he hoped to stay involved off the field with St. Louis, and in particular expressed an interest in being part of an MLS team here.

Things obviously have progressed since then, but to what degree is uncertain. Since the formation of MLS2STL in mid-February – just a couple of days prior to Long's Rams release – the group has been very low-key.

Peacock, the former Anheuser-Busch executive, led the failed effort to keep the Rams in St. Louis. He is vacationing in Ireland and was unavailable for comment.