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NAACP opposes Rush Limbaugh’s intentions to buy Rams

By Austin KnoblauchSenior Editor, Sports 
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Add NAACP President and Chief Executive Benjamin Todd Jealous to the list of folks who do not want to see Rush Limbaugh buy the St. Louis Rams.

Jealous met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell today to express the organization’s opposition to Limbaugh’s becoming an NFL team owner.

‘We will not stand for a potential owner, of any race expressing the kind of hatred that Rush Limbaugh continues to spread,’ Jealous said in a statement.

Limbaugh announced his intention to buy the Rams last week. It’s unclear whether he and partner Dave Checketts want to buy the team outright or purchase a minority or majority stake in the franchise.

[Updated at 2:55 p.m.: NFL Network reports Limbaugh is being dropped by the group that wants to buy the Rams.]

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Austin Knoblauch

Austin Knoblauch is a senior editor in Sports at the Los Angeles Times, overseeing NFL coverage and digital initiatives. He previously worked as an editor and writer at NFL.com. He initially joined The Times in 2005, serving in various web editing and reporting roles. Knoblauch’s favorite sports are football, hockey and auto racing. He is a native of Southern California and graduated from Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles.

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