Goodell Address Toronto
During his annual State of the NFL news conference at the Super Bowl, Commissioner Roger Goodell was asked about the NFL’s future in Toronto. The question wasn’t specific to the Bills, but the answer may make Bills fans feel a little better about speculation that the Candadian city is trying to steal the team.
The question was specifically asked about Toronto as an expansion market or a possible spot for a relocated team.
“As you know, Toronto is a great market. The Bills are playing up there on an annual basis in a regular season game, and then every other year with a preseason game. I think we want to continue to service that market. We have great fans there. I think it’s a great city. I think they are going to be facing, and I’ve talked to some of the leadership up there, potentially a stadium issue that is going to have to be addressed. Their current stadium, as you know, is a multi-purpose stadium and has a relatively small capacity by NFL standards. So I think there are some issues that would have to be addressed up there, but it’s a great market.”
All along, since the Bills experiment began, the Rogers Centre has been an issue. It is not ready to host an NFL team on a full time basis. So any talk of buying/moving the Bills will have to be tied to a new stadium. How quickly that will happen is directly related to how long the Bills would stay in Buffalo.
I’ve said this before, even when Ralph Wilson dies, moving the Bills is not going to be quick or easy. Toronto needs a stadium. Los Angeles needs a stadium. Where else? Plus, the NFL will need a lot of convincing that Buffalo is a dead market. So relax Bills fans, at least for now.




