Report: Bills NOT 1 of 5 teams discussed for LA move

[Coach Sal]

WGR550.com
Report: Buffalo Bills NOT in the mix for proposed LA stadium

Andy Roth Reporting
aroth@entercom.com

In the past, when there are stories circulated about NFL franchises that might move, the Buffalo Bills are usually involved. On Friday, Bills fans will be happy to know the team missed a big list. The Orange County Register sat down with AEG President Tim Leiweke, the point person for Farmers field, the proposed downtown Los Angeles stadium.

Leiweke said that his group is hoping to "acquire majority ownership in an NFL franchise" and has spoken to executives with five teams: Minnesota, San Diego, Oakland, St. Louis and Jacksonville. However, while Lieweke added that "we're not packing any (moving) vans right now," the AEG President did say they would help finance a move by helping teams terminate their leases. "Just as an example, if it's San Diego, they would have to pay $24 million under their agreement to get out of the lease. We would pay that."

The group is hoping to get a memorandum of understanding from the city of Los Angeles on the economic deal by the end of July so the project can get off of the ground. AEG has already said they would not pursue an NFL team until the labor situtaion was resolved but wants to have the project completed with a team in place for the 2016 season.

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[Coach Sal]

Link to FULL story on this from the Orange County Register:

http://www.ocregister.com/sports/aeg...e-million.html

[BertSquirtgum]

that gave me a woody.

[Static]

Take Jacksonville

[PromoTheRobot]

The Bills are NOT in play as long as Ralph is alive. Better hope he lives to 120. But even if we dodge the LA bullet there will always be another city drooling over the Bills. Heck, they may want two teams in LA!

PTR

[The last buffalo fan]

The Bills are NOT in play as long as Ralph is alive. Better hope he lives to 120. But even if we dodge the LA bullet there will always be another city drooling over the Bills. Heck, they may want two teams in LA!

PTR

Thanks, OpI!

[better days]

The Bills are NOT in play as long as Ralph is alive. Better hope he lives to 120. But even if we dodge the LA bullet there will always be another city drooling over the Bills. Heck, they may want two teams in LA!

PTR

People in hell want ice water. LA may want two teams but unless they get the 2nd team SOON after the 1st, everyone will see LA won't even support one team.

Aside from that, I doubt the owner of the 1st team will be happy to welcome another team into his City when he is having a tough go of it with no competition.

Add to all that the fact it is very unlikely the NFL will get any public money to build a new stadium in a State that is very deep in the red.

[Mr. Miyagi]

that gave me a woody.

No pics please Mr. Favre.

[trapezeus]

finally a little move reprieve.

hopefully this is something that comes from the NFL as well. "look at these 5 teams. the other ones are good and in markets we like and trust."

[Mr. Pink]

San Diego or Oakland moving back to LA makes the most sense logistically for the NFL.

[Mski]

san diego honestly makes the most sense, they play in one of the oldest/most run down stadiums in the league and they are trying to levy the city to build them a new stadium with public funding in a state that is in more red tape than NY

[trapezeus]

san diego honestly makes the most sense, they play in one of the oldest/most run down stadiums in the league and they are trying to levy the city to build them a new stadium with public funding in a state that is in more red tape than NY

if this is the criteria, then when san diego moves, ralph wilson and KC's stadiums will be the next two most run down stadiums in the league. and we all know that NYS doesn't have the money to build a stadium and we all know that the lease is running out soon.

i think jax makes the most sense. they simply have no fans. no one cares. it won't leave a huge imprint on their area. they have no history either.

[Mr. Pink]

if this is the criteria, then when san diego moves, ralph wilson and KC's stadiums will be the next two most run down stadiums in the league. and we all know that NYS doesn't have the money to build a stadium and we all know that the lease is running out soon.

i think jax makes the most sense. they simply have no fans. no one cares. it won't leave a huge imprint on their area. they have no history either.

Problem with Jacksonville moving is realignment issues.

If San Diego or Oakland moves then you have no realignment issues, divisions can stay the same.

Actually St Louis moving back to LA also logistically makes sense too.

[trapezeus]

st louis owner is from area and probably won't let that happen.

i get realignment issues, but that can be fixed easier.

ruining a market that actually works but has a bad stadium puts a bad taste in a lot of peoples' mouths.

oakland to la i wouldn't mind so much since they've done this a couple times already. they get their team back again. oakland and san fran are the same market more or less in terms of population. and oakland fans would stay raiders fans the way we are forced to stay bills fans despite games being in toronto.

[Coach Sal]

Problem with Jacksonville moving is realignment issues.

If San Diego or Oakland moves then you have no realignment issues, divisions can stay the same.

Actually St Louis moving back to LA also logistically makes sense too.

Realignment will have nothing to do with what team goes to LA.

Dallas plays in the NFC East and Atlanta played in the West for 31 years. The league couldn't care less about that issue.

[Extremebillsfan247]

san diego honestly makes the most sense, they play in one of the oldest/most run down stadiums in the league and they are trying to levy the city to build them a new stadium with public funding in a state that is in more red tape than NY

You know, it isn't uncommon for teams to use a city like LA as bargaining power towards renovation, or a new stadium from their respective cities. In fact, you may see that a lot in the next couple of years, teams threatening to move if no improvement to facilities they play in is done.

[Extremebillsfan247]

Raiders have already responded saying they are not interested, that the team is not for sale via Amy Trask CEO of the Oakland Raiders. The team will remain in the Davis family.

[YardRat]

Ralph told Leiweke to stick it up his ass when he called Buffalo.

[YardRat]

If I were giving odds...

San Diego, Minnesota, Jacksonville, Oakland, St Louis in that order.

[Extremebillsfan247]

If I were giving odds...

San Diego, Minnesota, Jacksonville, Oakland, St Louis in that order.

I would say San Diego has the most realistic shot of any to move to LA.