A key Virginia state senator withdrew his support for a bill that would pave the way for the Washington Commanders to build a stadium in the state, a sign the piece of legislation could be in serious trouble.
State Senator Chap Petersen, a Fairfax Democrat, released a statement Wednesday that said he no longer supports the bill in Virginia’s legislature that would help fund the Commanders’ next stadium. The statement was an abrupt turn as Petersen was one of the main backers of the project as he originally voted for a bill in the state senate earlier this year.