Along with the Buffalo Bills‘ metamorphosis into an apparent Super Bowl contender rumours have been flaring up about the relocation of the National Football League team. Although the Bills are currently based out of Highmark Stadium, the lease of the stadium will be ending in 2023.

Hence, threats have emerged that the franchise might move to Austin, leaving many wondering for how long will Buffalo’s enjoy having a team in the NFL. 

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As the stadium talks stalled with the city, the Bills’ ownership threatened Austin as a potential destination site for the franchise, according to ESPN reports.

While the team’s contract with Buffalo isn’t set to expire until 2023, several relocation sites have already been explored in an effort to get complete public funding for a stadium.

Furthermore, the owners of the franchise — the Pegula family — threatened to move the team if they didn’t receive a significant portion of an estimated $1.4 billion cost for a new stadium from the state of Buffalo in public funding.

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According to reports from The Athletic, politicians in Austin were apparently unaware that their city was being considered as a potential site for an NFL club.

Meanwhile, as part of their existing deal with the city, the Pegulas signed a no-relocation provision, which will expire after the 2022 season, although no one expects the team to relocate.

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The Pegulas want municipal leaders in Buffalo to make significantly more concessions in negotiations. The Bills’ owners want a new Orchard Park stadium built across the street from their existing home. The site is notable because it is expected to cost $1 billion less than constructing downtown.

Terry Pegula, who is worth an estimated $5.4 billion, also wants the city to pay for the majority of the costs.

In an attempt to persuade the public, negotiations between municipal authorities and the Pegula family are likely to culminate in public leaks. Threats of relocation, on the other hand, only go so far. Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, loves having complete control over the market and the state of Texas, and he has the power to prevent any prospective relocation to Austin.

Other relocation locations, on the other hand, have their own set of problems. Oakland is unlikely to spend the money the Pegulas are seeking for in a city, St. Louis is embroiled in a legal battle with the NFL, and San Diego might be years away from a second shot with the NFL.