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Old 12-18-2018, 06:56 PM
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Well after 40 plus years of being a true diehard Buffalo Bills fan I like Vontae Davis retired at halftime today. No more having to go to McCalls to watch a game on Sundays because (unlike stubborn me) the local TV knew not to broadcast the Bill's in the land of the south and the outcome would be the same year after year. I am proud to announce on this day my new team is Jacksonville. Much easier to find on local TV.
The television affiliates in Florida are contractually obligated to broadcast the local NFL teams. In Florida, we have 3 teams so they are essentially always on. I know this from living in NC when the Panthers were founded. Up until then the "local" team designation for NC was the Washington Redskins. There were a lot of unhappy people when they were no longer broadcast weekly like they had been for 40 years.
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