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So Ralph C. Wilson Jr. isn’t selling the Buffalo Bills while he’s alive. He basically is saying he and the Buffalo Bills are married, until death do they part.
Here’s hoping it’s a much longer marriage.
If it wasn’t clear before, it should be obvious to everyone now that the team’s future here could be tied to the 88-yearold owner’s longevity.
Since he has no plans to give the Bills to a family member or sell part of the franchise to someone else, the Bills will, in effect, become a free agent, eligible to the highest bidder, when Wilson passes away.
Wilson turned a $25,000 investment into a $600 million commodity that will be very attractive to prospective buyers.
What is unnerving for Bills fans is there’s no guarantee the next owner will keep the team here. Some people in this town believe Wilson is being selfish. By not establishing a successor, critics say he is turning his back on a community that has devoted its time, money and emotional energy into the franchise for the past 47 years. MORE
Here’s hoping it’s a much longer marriage.
If it wasn’t clear before, it should be obvious to everyone now that the team’s future here could be tied to the 88-yearold owner’s longevity.
Since he has no plans to give the Bills to a family member or sell part of the franchise to someone else, the Bills will, in effect, become a free agent, eligible to the highest bidder, when Wilson passes away.
Wilson turned a $25,000 investment into a $600 million commodity that will be very attractive to prospective buyers.
What is unnerving for Bills fans is there’s no guarantee the next owner will keep the team here. Some people in this town believe Wilson is being selfish. By not establishing a successor, critics say he is turning his back on a community that has devoted its time, money and emotional energy into the franchise for the past 47 years. MORE
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