{"id":6612,"date":"2023-09-28T21:10:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T10:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/?p=6612"},"modified":"2023-09-28T22:07:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T11:07:20","slug":"next-nfl-expansion-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/next-nfl-expansion-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Favorite NFL Expansion Teams: 2023 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last time we saw an NFL expansion team, George W. Bush was a year into his presidency, and C. J. Stroud wasn’t even a year old when the Texans joined the league in 2002. Will the league expand from 32 teams?<\/span><\/p>\n

There’s a lot of hope and heartbreak in our list of expansion team candidates. Some of these cities haven’t ever hosted a team, and others have been repeatedly abandoned like a Detroit factory. Here are our top 10 possibilities for the next NFL expansion teams:<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Columbus, Ohio<\/h2>\n

Columbus has history in the NFL with the Panhandles\/Tigers playing seven seasons in the league during the roaring 1920s. The NFL was even headquartered in the city for over a decade before a move to Dayton. <\/span><\/p>\n

While Columbus has the biggest population in Ohio, the Browns, Bengals, Steelers and Colts are all within a 185-mile radius, and the Ohio State Buckeyes helps to fulfil the need for football. <\/span><\/p>\n

9. Sacramento, California<\/h2>\n

An NFL expansion team in Sacramento would only be competing with the Kings for the city’s love. Could the league really support a fourth team in California? A team in Sacramento would fill the void left by the Raiders relocation in Northern California, and the city is one of the largest media markets without an NFL team<\/span>.<\/p>\n

8. Toronto, Canada<\/h2>\n

There’s a big reason why there isn’t an NFL team in Toronto – lack of a suitable stadium. The 52,000-seat Rogers Center would need considerable renovations or a new stadium to be built. This is one of those situations of which came first: the chicken or the egg?<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bills Toronto Series flunked in 2013, but that’s because Toronto’s NFL fans are over the Buffalo Bills. They’d rather see their own team in what is the biggest untapped market in both America and Canada. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Reports hint that Toronto could actually be getting an NFL franchise https:\/\/t.co\/wLw3sP7ATo<\/a> #Toronto<\/a> #NFL<\/a><\/p>\n

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