NFL owners have a long history of using San Antonio as a pawn in stadium negotiations.
It’s December 1991. The Alamodome is 17 months away from its grand opening. San Antonio officials embark for New York City to pitch the region as a worthy expansion candidate to NFL officials. The bid fails. Yet, the pipe dream persists for many including the first executive director of the San Antonio Sports Foundation , Robert Marbut Jr . “ said the city could be contacted in the future if an existing team wants to relocate,” reporter Jerry Briggs wrote in the Dec.
Former Mayor Henry Cisneros tamps down rumors about Kansas City Chiefs moving to San Antonio The Alamo City is again being employed as pawn in a game of financial chicken between a billionaire owner and his team’s local fans. This time it’s oil tycoon progeny and Chiefs owner Clark Hunt versus Kansas City – and San Antonio is, naturally, rumored to be a potential franchise poacher.
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