So long, Raljon?
In 1997, the Washington Redskins moved out of D.C. to Landover, Maryland.
Nine years later, Mayor-elect Adrian Fenty and D.C. Councilman Jack Evans reportedly want to bring the team back to the city.
It turns out that RFK Stadium sits on federal land. The city owns the lease to the land until 2036, but the lease stipulates that the land must be used for a sports venue.
Under the proposal:
- The city leases the land to Snyder for $1 per year.
- Snyder sells FedEx to a developer who wants the land for condos.
- D.C. builds a new domed football stadium at the RFK site.
- The NFL promises to let Synder's new stadium host a Superbowl or two.
5 comments:
Gosh, is there anything else DC can spend its money on?
Haven't we learned anything from the Nationals' stadium deal?
I wonder if the city will lease the land to me for $1 a year. I'd like some free land, too.
Domed! Because our weather is so terrible.
Well you know the announcers for yesterday's game seemed amused/stunned that Joe Gibbs is one of the few coaches who makes his players practice outside (!!!) even when the weather's cold.
I guess this is the root of their problems. So obviously the road for the 'Skins to return to glory goes through an indoor practice facility, which will only be built if there's domed stadium.
Either that or they need to get some of Dick Butkus' DNA inserted into the current players.
No, no. The solution to all of our problems is that Dan Snider needs more money.
Why don't we just give him the cash and skip the costs of construction?
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