Ex-NFL star talks appetite for team in St Louis as Missouri gets ready for sports betting

Former St. Louis Rams quarterback Trent Green talks to Fox News Digital about how he's helping launch sports betting in Missouri starting on Dec. 1.

Former NFL star Trent Green will be leading the charge as Missouri welcomes sports betting into the state on Dec. 1.

Green, a former quarterback with the St. Louis Rams who was on the team when the team won a Super Bowl during the 1999 season, partnered with Caesars Sportsbook to promote the launches of in-person sportsbooks at two casinos in the state and the mobile sports betting app.

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Trent Green #10 of the St. Louis Rams moves with the ball as teammate Ryan Tucker #50 looks on from the ground during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 22, 2000. (Brian Bahr/Allsport)

He will be doing a road trip to visit Harrah’s Kansas City, Horseshoe St. Louis and Isle of Capri Booneville. Despite no NFL team in St. Louis, Green told Fox News Digital in an interview on Monday he hoped that one day the league will decide to try again.

"I certainly hope so. You know, when I was in St. Louis, I was there when the football Cardinals left. I remember as a kid that was hard and I remember when I was in the NFL and the Rams decided to move to St. Louis and I remember all my high school buddies, my parents and all their friends, everybody was fired up about it. They got their (personal seat licenses), they got their season tickets, they got their plans for tailgating," he said. "It was exciting to get it back.

"So, I know there’s a fan base there. I know that they’re willing to support sports. Obviously, the Blues and the Cardinals have had a lot of success there and I hope they