NFL in Austin? Reports say Buffalo Bills threatening move to Central Texas - KXAN.com
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Earlier this year, Austin became home to its first professional sports franchise when Austin FC kicked off its inaugural Major League Soccer season?“An ownership source tells me that Austin is a possible destination – or threat – as one of the ‘other cities elsewhere that desire an NFL franchise and would pay handsomely for it,'” Wickersham’s tweet reads.NFL teams looking for new stadiums have often used a move to another city as a threat to leverage more public funding for new stadiums.
An ownership source tells me that Austin is a possible destination—or threat—as one of the “other cities elsewhere that desire an NFL franchise and would pay handsomely for it.†https://t.co/zMf1oChO8K.Before MLS came to Austin, the city had the unique distinction of being the largest city without a pro sports team.But even with Austin FC, Austin doesn’t have a franchise from one of the four major professional sports (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL) in the U.S.