Los Angeles is looking to build a new football stadium and are looking at either the Jacksonville Jaguars or Buffalo Bills to move into it. LA building a stadium and looking for an NFL franchise is not a surprise. As a team moving there I would be very careful. Many NFL teams have failed in LA though it is one of the bigger markets in the country. The reason teams fail there is because of how transient LA is. People come and go and many people there root for other NFL teams and do not want to buy season tickets when they can just get Direct TV or go to a sports bar. NFL teams beware.
As for the two teams that may move. I am not surprised by Jacksonville. They have had trouble selling tickets and Jacksonville has taken a rough hit in this economy. As for the Bills it would be very sad to see them go. They are a fixture in Northern New York and have a great NFL history. As with Jacksonville I understand why they maybe going but they do have a strong fan base that is loyal to the team much similar to when the Ravens moved out of Cleveland. The only difference is I do not know if the NFL would go back to Buffalo.
As for either team moving it will be interesting to see if they do move how the realignment would work. Since they are AFC teams maybe Denver would move to the other division since they are central in the US. Either way these rumors are picking up and I would not be surprised if by the draft we know where these two teams plan on being in the future.
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