There is no loyalty in football
With the Hunters Hope radiothon going on thursday and friday on WGR 550 in Buffalo, NY many former Bills great interviewed. After an interview I finally got sick of hearing the word loyalty.
Many people cite that the Buffalo Bills took a chance on left tackle Jason Peters, and signed him to a long term deal in the summer of 2006 after starting all 16 games in 2005.
However, people forget one thing, and that is the Bills did the same exact thing Peters has been doing.
The Bills threw loyalty out the window as they took a regular season game away from loyal Bills fans in Western New York. The reason being that they were not making enough of a profit.
So, why should anyone show loyalty to the Bills after what they did?
People forget that children, and adults, will do the same thing that a peer does. As the saying goes treat people the way you want to be treated.
Teams for years have been saying that fans do not matter as much as the almighty dollar.
For many years, and still going on today, teams that did not get a new stadium moved.
That was clear after former Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell moved the team to Baltimore after unable to get a new stadium.
Also, the Saint Louis Rams, and Oakland Raiders, left Los Angeles after unable to get a new stadium.
To this day there are currently many teams that are threatening to leave their city if they are unable to get a new stadium. That includes, the San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, and the Saint Louis Rams again.
Again, why should player be loyal to owners, after they cannot even be loyal to their own fans?