Quote:Agreed. However, like a cop who wants to pull over a driver for a secondary violation, he'll find an excuse to pull that guy over. In other words, he may not use that as an excuse, but as we all know, there are ways around it.

IF, there was a scenario wereas they could move to London, I'm sure Goodell will help, bend, twist, ignore or revamp the rules.

No way it happens soon, but to ignore it would ne naive.

Goodell can only impose his will so far. There are no grounds to break the lease with the city that would allow him to force a move.


In order to break the lease to move, the team would have to prove in court that they either lost money for 3 consecutive years, or that the city didn't fulfill their obligation to maintain the facilities.


Neither can be proven in court.


What makes it even less likely is the fact that the team would have to open all their books to an audit. No team would do that as it likely would open the door to additional issues with the NFLPA.


Breaking the lease isn't just a matter of stroking a check.

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