The Houston Oilers moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1997 to become the Tennessee Oilers, later moving within the state and changing their name to the Titans. That was the last NFL move prior to the Rams move announced on Tuesday night.
Since the last NFL franchise relocated in 1997, each major professional sport has had at least one franchise relocate and change its name to reflect that move.
Here's a sport-by-sport recap.
NBA: Four NBA franchises have moved and changed names.
2001: Vancouver Grizzlies move to Memphis, become Memphis Grizzlies
In 2001, the Vancouver Grizzlies moved to Memphis. They went 23-59 in 2000-01, their final season in Vancouver. In 2001-02, their inaugural season in Memphis? A 23-59 record again. They've since improved quite a bit. They entered this season with three straight 50-win seasons.
2002: Charlotte Hornets move to New Orleans, become Pelicans in 2013
One year after the Grizzlies moved, the Charlotte Hornets flew to New Orleans. The franchise moved to New Orleans following the 2001-02 season. The franchise, which had been an expansion team starting in 1988-89, has been in New Orleans ever since – aside from a two-year stint in Oklahoma City (in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons) following Hurricane Katrina.
The NBA returned to Charlotte, North Carolina, with a new expansion franchise in 2004-05, the Charlotte Bobcats, and that franchise re-branded back to the Hornets in 2014-15. The old Charlotte Hornets records returned with the name as well. The New Orleans Hornets are now the Pelicans.
2008: Seattle SuperSonics move to Oklahoma City, become Thunder