After several days of negotiation in order to avoid a lockout which would be damaging to both sides the owners, bar one, & players of the NFL managed to come to an agreement over the terms of a new labour deal between them. The one owner who refused to approve the deal was Buffalo’s Ralph Wilson, who announced his intention to sell the Bills as to the highest bidder as he’d grown weary of the NFL and wanted out.
Many big names ranging from 50 Cent to Rush Limbaugh were touted as being interested in purchasing the Bills, but to the distress of all Buffalo fans every single prospective buyer was intent on a relocation of the franchise to a bigger television market or city. There was also interest for the franchise from Mexico and Canada and further afield from Italy, England & Germany, which while being long shots were considered viable because of the man who was to make the final decision’s, drive to globalise the NFL meant he was likely to favour the 1st international franchise in the NFL.
The man in question is of course Roger Goodell, who is charged with the task of finding a new owner and most likely new home for the Buffalo Bills.
The bids submitted for consideration were as follows: