NFL’s Bills to Get $600 Million From New York in Hochul Stadium Deal
- Team, NFL would spend $550 million for $1.4 billion venue
- State share, part of governor’s budget, needs legislature’s OK
Buffalo Bills players on the field prior to a game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.
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New York state taxpayers would spend $600 million to help build a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills with a capacity of least 60,000 people as part of a proposal by Governor Kathy Hochul.
Under an agreement with Erie County announced Monday, the Bills and the National Football League will contribute $550 million to the $1.4 billion stadium and the county will chip in $250 million. In return, the Bills agreed to stay in Buffalo for 30 years.