Quote:Khan never owned a factory in Jacksonville. But he has been supplying parts to Southeast Toyota since the 80's. Here is a T-U article about his dealings in Jacksonville. The article is titled:

Shahid Khan's business got its big break in Jacksonville
I am not sure why so many are desperate to push this notion has no ties to the city.

 

http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/...cksonville

I, for one, am not claiming he has no "ties" to the city, but I'm open-minded enough to know they are both exaggerated and mean little relative to a decision to relocate the team. "Ties", is this sense is a completely ambiguous descriptive.  Are they emotional? Financial?  How strong are they? To describe the physical location of a, now defunct, auto parts business from 30 years ago as a "tie" is ridiculous.  Has he bought the site and built a THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED museum yet???  I didn't think so.

 

He's going to the bank, not down memory lane.  I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that, I'm just don't blinded by all the hype.

 

2)  "Ties" are

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