The Buffalo Bills are in a pretty sticky situation -- they've always been owned by Ralph Wilson and, well, he's very old. Additionally, the NFL is slowly (and not very subtly) moving the team to Toronto. So there's some good news on that front for Buffalonians (go with it -- it just sounds right) in that supposedly, Jim Kelly is interested in purchasing the team.
With the family of the only owner in Bills history already making it known that they won't keep the team after Ralph Wilson (now 90 years old) passes on, Peter King of NBC reports that Buffalo Hall of Famer quarterback Jim Kelly is trying to put a group together that would buy the team.The downside here is that obviously, Kelly would have to get this puppy locked up before Wilson died, otherwise it's first come, first serve + most money for figuring out who will get the team.
It's unclear whether Kelly's group would purchase the franchise in the short term, or whether the deal would wait until Mr. Wilson is playing pinochle with former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
And that's mildly problematic in that right now, I'm willing to bet that people aren't gung ho about coughing up their hard earned cash to try and buy a football team. Also problematic: Wilson doesn't really have any interest in selling, if you believe what he says.
Still, it's an admirable effort at least, and I for one wish Kelly the best of luck in procuring the Bills. Although, I also will almost certainly wholeheartedly welcome our new Canadian overlords whenever they show up.
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11-03-2008 @ 7:28PM
Riley Freeman said...
im in toronto and i have wished there was an nfl team in toronto for yearsssssssssssss. u can get rid of the blue jays they have not won anything since 1992 and they will not win anything. im originally from montreal and the expos did nothing there and we can ship out the bluejays and ill take football with the already successful toronto raptors and be a happy camper.
and is it sooooo bad it coming to canada? american money is already worth more and its only an hour to hour and a half away. not that bad
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11-04-2008 @ 12:03PM
Mike said...
As a CFL and NFL fan and a season ticket holder of the Hamilton TiCats for years and someone who has gone to Buffalo for Bills games over the years, it would be a shame for the Bills to move to Toronto. I love the NFL, but it should stay in the US, I don't care if Toronto ever gets an NFL team. When I want to go to an NFL game, I like going to the US in Buffalo or Detroit.
Here's hoping the Bills stay in Buffalo, Toronto is a hogtown who thinks every other city in the world is beneath them and all they really care about there in that city are the Leafs anyways, the Bills will be another 2nd class citizen team like the other teams in that city behind the Leafs.
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11-18-2008 @ 1:30PM
Dr. Herbert Leon MacDonell said...
I would like to contact Jim Kelley relative to a dinner for Thurman Thomas. How can I do this? Can you give me an e-mail address for Jim or a telephone number?
Thank you, Dr. Herb
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