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Aug 01, 2021 51 secs
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Earlier this year, Austin became home to its first professional sports franchise when Austin FC kicked off its inaugural Major League Soccer season?

“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,'” Wickersham’s tweet reads.

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.

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