At least three NFL sources tell ESPN that Rush Limbaugh will be dropped from a potential ownership group that is attempting to buy the St. Louis Rams. The inclusion of Limbaugh in the purchase group has caused a firestorm with many, including NFL Players union executive director DeMaurice Smith slamming the possibility of Limbaugh becoming an owner.Additionally, this week, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addressed Limbaugh's "candidacy," saying "divisive comments are not what the NFL is all about. I've said many times before, we're all held to a high standard here. I would not want to see those comments coming from people who are in a responsible position in the NFL -- absolutely not."
Earlier on Wednesday, Limbaugh said on his radio show:
"I'm not even thinking of exiting. I'm not even thinking of caving. I am not a caver. None of us are. We have been betrayed by too many who have caved. Pioneers take the arrows. We are pioneers. It's a sad thing but our country over 200 years old now needs pioneers all over again, but we do."Thing is, Limbaugh isn't the one who decides who stays in or leaves the ownership group. It's the point man, Dave Checketts, chairman of the NHL's St. Louis Blues. Three-quarters of the league's 32 owners would have to approve any sale to Limbaugh and his group. Checketts knows when he has no chance.
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