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Erie County Executive Joel Giambra called on football fans throughout Western New York to flood political offices in Albany and Washington with their complaints about the new collective bargaining agreement that is being finalized.
Giambra agreed with Ralph Wilson Jr. that the new CBA penalizes small market teams. He believes that the teams that need public funding to stay in their markets could move, mentioning Buffalo, Cincinnati and Jacksonville by name.
Giambra made references to "qualifiers in the CBA" that included the following:
1) Local funding can count as revenue and against the cap.
2) If a team is sold to new owners - those new owners would not share be eligible for revenue sharing with the league.
Giambra agreed with Ralph Wilson Jr. that the new CBA penalizes small market teams. He believes that the teams that need public funding to stay in their markets could move, mentioning Buffalo, Cincinnati and Jacksonville by name.
Giambra made references to "qualifiers in the CBA" that included the following:
1) Local funding can count as revenue and against the cap.
2) If a team is sold to new owners - those new owners would not share be eligible for revenue sharing with the league.
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