The Rams used facilities on the campus of Cal Lutheran for eight years. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
It was supposed to be a temporary home for the Rams, a few-years-at-most stopover for the NFL team before moving into a new permanent facility at a location to be determined.
Nearly a decade, two Super Bowl appearances and one championship later, the Rams will be on the field for the final time at Cal Lutheran in Thousand Oaks on Tuesday when they conclude their offseason program with a walk-through.
In August, after conducting training camp at Loyola Marymount, the Rams will not return to what essentially has been a trailer park of 75 adjoined and retrofitted modular buildings in Ventura County. Instead, they will set up another temporary facility in Woodland Hills on the site that one day will be home to their permanent headquarters.
In a statement, Cal Lutheran said it was “pleased” to have been the Rams’ practice home and that students benefited from internships with the team, classes led by Rams professionals, and other school and community outreach.
In 2018, a Cal Lutheran choir sang the national anthem before a “Monday Night Football” game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The choir dedicated its performance to alumnus Justin Meek, who died in the Borderline Bar and Grill shooting that year.
“We thank the Rams for their support of the Cal Lutheran community and the relationships we have developed with them,” the school said.
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Rams President Kevin Demoff echoed Cal Lutheran about the relationship and highlighted the choir’s performance alongside first responders.
“Showing the world resilience, strength and the power of community,” Demoff said in a statement. “Thank you to the CLU community for making us feel at home and helping us make history.”
The Rams’ Thousand Oaks residence began in 2016 when the franchise returned to Southern California after…
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Publish date : 2024-06-11 11:00:19
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