Stadium or Sports Complex Building

A team owner has threatened to move her professional football team from your city to another city if you do not build a new stadium. As mayor of the city, you need to figure out whether it is worth raising the money through public sources (e.g., bonds, taxes) to keep the team or whether it is not worth the money to keep the team in the area.
• This is an NFL franchise, not MLB, NBA, MLS, or NHL. Does the fact that it’s an NFL team change your approach to keeping the team? What kinds of things do you know about NFL teams from your studies that might influence your decision?
• What methods would you use to raise funding for the stadium?
• Discuss the amount of revenue that such a team likely raises for a community.
• Identify your decision to keep the team or let it go and connect it back to your data.