Paul Brown stadium deal ending in 2026- will the Bengals stay

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(08-19-2020, 09:23 PM)J24 Wrote: I'm more optimistic that the Bengals will stay than I was a couple of years ago. I mean I still hope the Bengals would relinquish their strangle hold on the Banks and build a legit practice Facility somewhere else in the area.

I bring this up because 2026 isn't that far away and prominent local politician Greg Hartman recently stated his opposition against any new money added to the stadium in the enquires Cincinnati podcast. Starts around the 27 minute mark.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cincinnati.com/amp/5591698002

I don't think it will be that big of an issue because 
1.)  I think the future is bright for the franchise & City 
2.) PBS will need some renovations for the World Cup anyways. Which will happen in 2026 when the deal is up.

Well, what a politician says they're going to do and what they actually do are often two different things.  

If Mike wanted to move, he wouldn't be covering the bills for stadium upgrades that the county agreed to pay in the PBS lease.  Katie has also said that they think PBS can be viable past the end of the lease, which isn't something you would say if you were looking to move.  That said, money talks and bullshit takes the bus.  If a city basically agrees to build them a stadium, they would have to entertain it, especially if business remains down.  I mean, if Burrow is as advertised and they still can't sell out PBS, they pretty much have to move if they get a better offer.  However, I think most teams are not banking on public money in their stadium plans.