NFL approves Buffalo Bills Toronto games export deal – NFL News
The professional American football league regulator, National Football League (NFL), has approved the five-year extension to the deal of pro league games export to Toronto, Canada, that the Buffalo Bills have signed with the Canadian agency
Rogers Communication.
Under the contract, Bills export three preseason and five regular season games to Toronto. The previous deal worth $78 million has entered its final year. Both parties have confirmed to have successfully negotiated another five-year contract.
Although value of the renewed deal has not been disclosed, it seems it stays around the same figure, $78 million. However, both sides have agreed to reduce administrative costs attached to it and intend to pass on the slash benefit to
the spectators.
Some reports had earlier pointed out at certain difficulties in reaching an agreement on the fresh terms between the parties but now it has emerged that the deal is extended up to 2017.
As of the latest, Bills are reported to have offered 35 percent cut from the last year’s price level to their season tickets-holders for the game that the team will play against the Seattle Seahawks in Toronto on December 16.
The news of price-slash was emailed to the ticket-holders. It has emerged that the higher ticket prices is one of the contributing factors to the price reduction.
It seems that the cuts applied in the administrative cost and some other measures are going to provide the team to consider such moves in the future as well.
After all, Bills are seen to be the main beneficiaries of the Toronto games arrangement. Some commentators are even surprised to see Rogers Communication still sticking with the team despite the fact that they do not get the financial
benefit of the deal as much as the Bills do.
Bills have made good reputation in the town and local American football lovers wait for their games eagerly. The fan support stays as the main inspiration for the team to get the deal renewed for another half decade.
Nevertheless, the games provide the local fans with an opportunity to watch quality pro football, and are always excited to see the team hitting the town ever year.
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