NFL teams looking for new stadiums have often used a move to another city as a threat to leverage more public funding for new stadiums.
An ownership source tells me that Austin is a possible destination—or threat—as one of the “other cities elsewhere that desire an NFL franchise and would pay handsomely for it.†https://t.co/zMf1oChO8K.Before MLS came to Austin, the city had the unique distinction of being the largest city without a pro sports team.But even with Austin FC, Austin doesn’t have a franchise from one of the four major professional sports (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL) in the U.S.