Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1519 Overall Planning
Last August, when the Kansas City Chiefs announced Levi's early contract extension, there was an outcry inside and outside the league, marveling at the contract number and the timing of the extension.

However, Kroenke was a little surprised——

He didn't expect that Levi would be willing to agree to a contract with an annual salary of 20 million US dollars.

As a Chinese with the support of the Asian market, when he was crowned the regular season MVP for the first time, the whole world was paying attention, breaking the barriers of football and creating waves in the entire sports world. Levi's preparations are obviously more than that.

As the owner of Arsenal, Kroenke can clearly see that in the football world, Levy's sudden emergence will also attract attention and spark heated discussions. With Roger Goodell's intelligence, he cannot miss such an opportunity and rely on Levy's power to enhance the global status of football.

To be honest, in North America, football has an unrivalled influence, but outside this continent, football is not even on the list.

An intuitive data is that the global viewership of the Super Bowl is less than 200 million, while the global viewership of the World Cup is 3.5 billion.

Numbers don't lie. No wonder the world has reached a consensus that the World Cup is the world's number one sport, on par with the Olympics.

Goodell has been eyeing this piece of market cake, and he has no reason to miss the opportunity of Levi; and Donald Yu has no reason to miss such an opportunity.

In Kroenke's view, the $20 million annual salary, the second-year contract extension, and even subverting the league's pass-dominated structure as a running back, none of them can be called earth-shattering feats, because Levi's value is far beyond imagination, and may even become an opportunity for football to leverage the landscape of competitive sports.

It was precisely because of Levi's market value that Kroenke had keenly sensed the breath of change in the times and was one step ahead of other team owners. The Los Angeles Rams selected the Chinese safety guard at last year's draft, targeting the Asian market and even the global market, taking the initiative.

Kroenke believes that if the Los Angeles Rams can recruit Levi, a Chinese-American leader, they will be able to expand their territory in Asia like the Los Angeles Lakers did, and go further into the European market than the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming a new iconic brand worldwide.

A mere 40 million dollars a year?
Just sprinkle some water.

After all, in the world of football, there are countless superstars, and even among the top superstars, the duet between Messi and Ronaldo has lasted for many years; but in the world of rugby, there is only one Levi, and this unique advantage is enough to make Levi a figure who subverts history and reorganizes the pattern.

It is also because of this that after witnessing the Kansas City Chiefs' three consecutive championships and Levi's three Super Bowl MVP crowns at the Hard Rock Stadium, Kroenke personally showed up and expressed his sincerity before everyone else, even though Levi had just completed the contract renewal with the team before the season.

However, now it seems that these bystanders who claim to be smart and see everything clearly laugh at Levi, the person involved, who is confused; but in the end, they are confused. What they think is "interest" is short-sighted interest in Levi's eyes, and what Levi seeks is -

It's a big chess game.

Not only long-term, but also grand. In Levi's eyes, the benefits are also more than just a check for an annual salary of 50 million US dollars.

Levi showed a faint smile, "Just a Vince Lombardi Trophy?"

"Mr. Kroenke, so this is the ultimate goal of the Los Angeles Rams? To win a Super Bowl in Los Angeles?"

Counterattack an army!
After moving from St. Louis to Los Angeles, the Rams have not concealed their ambitions. They gave up their plan to select and train young people from the draft, and instead formed a mercenary team through trades and negotiations in the free market, hoping to reach the top of the championship and gain a firm foothold in the shortest possible time.

They focus on short-term goals, not long-term planning.

A Super Bowl championship trophy could completely change their position in Los Angeles.

However, what is the ending?
After advancing to the Super Bowl last season and losing miserably to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Los Angeles Rams unfortunately missed the playoffs this season, which put enormous pressure on them.

Now, Levi has exposed the scars in front of Kroenke. But Levi stopped at the right time and did not continue to be aggressive and add insult to injury. "Mr. Kroenke, the Los Angeles Rams are down-to-earth and diligent, which is a good thing. Everything needs to start from the first step; but I have taken the first step, haven't I?"

"I didn't expect that in Mr. Kroenke's eyes, I am still such a humble, low-key, sincere and pragmatic person."

How can one be enough?
Two, three, four, five, six, seven Vince Lombardi Trophies, the more the better.

Kroenke suddenly came to his senses.

Now, Kroenke finally understands what the Los Angeles Rams missed. "Unfortunately, we missed the opportunity in 2017."

It wasn't until now that Kroenke realized the significance of Veach's risk in that year's draft.

Obviously, it’s not just Kroenke, “but from another perspective, we are not the dumbest team.”

Cleveland Browns: Are you going to just say my name?

Chicago Bears: ...there's nothing left to live for.

At least, Myles Garrett, the No. 1 pick selected by the Cleveland Browns, has grown into one of the league's top defensive end, proving his draft vision; but what about the Chicago Bears?
Mitchell Trubisky is struggling and has shown no improvement. Even the most die-hard and loyal Chicago Bears fans have given up.

As the saying goes, there must be one good person among the second and third place winners.

To this day, the Chicago Bears' operation in the 2017 draft has become a textbook case for all teams in the league:
Look, absolutely, 100% do not do this.

Compared to them, other teams just lack vision, but at least they are not stupid.

It was rare that Kroenke made a little joke and easily hit his opponent.

However, Kroenke did not dwell on the past. He was always able to look to the future based on the present. This is the fundamental reason why he was able to stand firm after experiencing the ups and downs of the business world.

Since Levi can't become a member of the Los Angeles Rams, then... let's become a great opponent.

Kroenke looked at Levi and said, "Young man, you don't really think that our goal is just a Vince Lombardi Trophy, do you?"

In the understatement, Levi could deeply feel Kroenke's dominance and strength. Kroenke, who had always been low-key and silent, showed the posture of a giant.

Obviously, the Los Angeles Rams also have their own long-term plans, and perhaps the mercenary team is just the first part of the plan.

Levi shrugged lightly, his face serious, "I don't know, but at least, we should start from the first one."

Kroenke raised his chin slightly, then pulled his face down without warning, a hint of sharpness in his serious and gloomy expression, "Are you complaining about me, huh?"

The last tone rose gently, but the murderous aura came towards him with fangs and claws. The giant crocodile finally showed its fangs and claws and grabbed Levi's throat.

(End of this chapter)