Logo of the United States Football League’s Los Angeles Express, who made big news in their second year in the league by signing QB Steve Young to a huge contract that included a $1 million per season annuity that he is still collecting on today. The team had made attempts to make a big splash in the L.A. market in 1983 by almost signing Eric Dickerson and Dan Marino, but both players changed their mind and opted to go with the established NFL. The team never took hold in the Los Angeles market, since at the time there were 2 NFL teams there, the Rams and Raiders, and folded along with the rest of the league after the 1985 season. Ironically, there are currently no professional football teams playing in the L.A. market.