Rush Limbaugh Dropped from Group Bidding on NFL Team

After creating a national media firestorm and drawing criticism from all over the map, the ownership group led by Dave Checketts has decided to drop Rush Limbaugh from the group.

"It has become clear that his involvement in our group has become a complication and a distraction to our intentions; endangering our bid to keep the team in St. Louis," Checketts said. "As such, we have decided to move forward without him and hope it will eventually lead us to a successful conclusion."

The bids are still being reviewed by current ownership and the NFL with regards to the next group to own the St. Louis Rams. After it was announced that Rush Limbaugh was part of a group submitting a bid, the media and some NFL players stepped forward to express their displeasure with the development.

Over the years, Limbaugh has become famous for making insensitive marks geared toward African Americans on his radio show. And while some of those statements could be claimed to have been taken out of context, the real problem with Limbaugh stems from his brief stint as an analyst with ESPN.

During his brief run on the show in 2003, Limbaugh made the following comments about Donovan McNabb: "I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well." His point, ultimately, was that Donovan McNabb was overrated. But his inability to express that position without a racial slant led to his firing and to the widespread perception that Limbaugh is racist.