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Old 06-26-2019, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by frankbmd View Post
Throw New England into the deal for a football team called the “Expats”
They almost did become expats; James Orthwein outbid Robert Kraft in 1992 for the team, with the intention of moving them to St. Louis. Kraft bought the parking lots around Foxboro Stadium and wouldn't let Orthwein out of the lease early, so Orthwein sold the team to Kraft two years later.
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