Taxpayers paying for NFL stadiums has become the norm across America, but in the Washington, D.C., area, there’s some pushback.
As Washington makes noises about wanting a new stadium after 18 years at FedEx Field in Maryland, there are significant roadblocks for either a move back to D.C. or a move to Virginia. First the Obama Administration said the team should change its name before seeking to return to the federal government-owned site of RFK Stadium, and now the governor of Virginia is sounding less than thrilled about the prospect of using tax money to build an NFL stadium.