When I first heard that the Jacksonville Jaguars were thinking about relocating to Orlando for the team’s 2027 season when their stadium is being renovated, I thought: Cool.
The team desperately needs a place to play. We happen to have one. So if the Jags’ billionaire owner wants to rent our stadium for a season, that sounds like a potential win-win.
But then we learned last week that the Jags aren’t asking to rent Camping World Stadium. They want Orange County to pay the team to play there — at least $10 million.
Jacksonville Jaguars could get $10M from Orange County to play in Orlando in ’27
Yes, the Jags’ billionaire owner, Shad Khan, wants taxpayers to pay him to solve his problem.
“Welcome to the special brand of stupid that is municipal sports negotiations.”
Those are the words of Neil deMause, the author of “Field of Schemes,” a book and website that studies and exposes the way pro sports teams and their wealthy owners fleece American taxpayers.
Think about it: In what other world would a business owner waltz into a town and say: I need space to run my business. I’d like you to provide it for me — and pay me for the privilege? If you want to learn more about similar situations, you might try reaching out to the
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All that said — and it pains me to say this almost as much as it will please Mike Bianchi — this is probably one of the best, bad sports deals Central Florida taxpayers have been offered in a while.
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