Buffalo Bills Preview: Think They Can Pay Jason Peters in Canadian Money?
I remember the Baltimore Stallions.
The CFL tried to push their way south of the border and actually had some success. The Baltimore fans, who were still smarting from the Colts’ move to Indianapolis, welcomed the CFL franchise with open arms (they actually averaged over 30,000 fans per game).
The Baltimore CFL Colts, as they were originally known, made it to the Grey Cup (the CFL’s Super Bowl) in their very first season. They actually won the Grey Cup in their second season.
They were the most successful CFL franchise ever in the United States.
Then the Cleveland Browns announced that they were moving to Baltimore. All of a sudden, the city of Baltimore had real football and the CFL team either died or moved back to Canada (Editor’s note: actually, they moved back to Canada and became the Montreal Alouettes) .
You have to wonder if the Buffalo Bills’ expansion into Toronto is going to have the same effect. For all the love Canadians show the CFL, the talent is ...
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