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Old 06-17-2007, 06:02 AM
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BUFFALO — The first and only owner of the Buffalo Bills has no plans to sell the team in his lifetime.

Ralph Wilson told The Buffalo News that the team will be sold after he dies and that he does not plan to leave the Bills to his wife, Mary.

“I think she’s capable and she could do it, but it would be tough,” the 88-year-old said. “My daughters are interested in the game, but they’re not going to own the team.”

Wilson knows the future of the Bills is a concern for fans, who don’t want an outsider to buy the team and move it to another city.

“It is the situation as it always has been: (The team) will be sold,” Wilson said. “It hasn’t changed. I know the people are jumpy there. But I get jumpy the more I hear about it.”

If Wilson did leave the team to his daughters they would likely struggle to pay estate taxes — 45 percent of the value of the franchise — on the team valued at about $600 million.

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Wilson also says that there's no guarantee that the team will stay in Buffalo following his death. Thoughts?
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Wilson also says that there's no guarantee that the team will stay in Buffalo following his death. Thoughts?
Been a long time fan but if moving means winning Im all for it!
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Been a long time fan but if moving means winning Im all for it!
Wow, that's a surprising attitude, and I bet the fans in Buffalo don't necessarily agree with you.
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Wow, that's a surprising attitude, and I bet the fans in Buffalo don't necessarily agree with you.
I dont live in Buffalo so I dont care, move them to LA if it means a winning team! Or Lexington!
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