NFL: Buffalo Bills end yearly deal to play game in Toronto
Wednesday 3 December 2014 16:48, UK
The Buffalo Bills have terminated their agreement to play one NFL game a season in nearby Toronto.
The move comes three months after billionaire Terry Pegula struck a deal to purchase the Bills for a reported $1.2 billion (928m euros) from the estate of Ralph Wilson, the club's founding owner who died in March, aged 95.
They had an agreement with Rogers Media through 2017 to play at the Rogers Center, home of baseball's Toronto Blue Jays.
That deal started in 2008 and continued through 2013, but was suspended this year setting the stage for termination - less than 40,000 turned up for last year's 'home' game against the Atlanta Falcons.
"We greatly appreciate the support we've received over the past seven years from all of the tremendous people at Rogers Communications," said Bills president Russ Brandon.
"We will continue to work hard to solidify our footprint in Southern Ontario. Our fanbase in this region remains extremely important to our organisation and their support has been well documented."
