3 arrested, 1 hospitalized after first LA Rams preseason game

The Los Angeles Rams preseason opener got off to a rousing start, but the game wasn’t exactly trouble-free.

Several fights broke out at Saturday’s game, three people were arrested and seven were ejected from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Los Angeles Police Department said Monday evening.

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Eleven ambulances were also requested, but only one person had to be taken to the hospital, according to the LAPD. The department did not know if the individual’s condition or if any of the ambulance calls were related to fights.

More than 80,000 tickets were sold to the game, which saw the Rams defeat the Dallas Cowboys 28-24. It was the stadium’s first NFL game since 1994, police said.

The Rams host the Kansas City Chiefs at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Coliseum.

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They play two more preseason games — Aug. 27 at Denver and Sept. 1 at Miesota — before opening the NFL season Sept. 12 against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara.

The Rams make their home debut Sept. 18 against the Seattle Seahawks at the Coliseum.

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