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Originally Posted by brdempsey69
As for "deferring payments" that is provably false. Where were they deferring payments to? Couldn't possibly be to fund a new stadium as that was literally impossible given the timeline of Denver voters passing referendum 4A on Nov. 3, 1998 which was in favor of the construction of a new football stadium to replace the existing Mile High Stadium & the grounds being broken on Aug. 17, 1999.
How could they possibly be "deferring payments to fund a new stadium" in 1996, 1997, or 1998 when there was literally no such place for them to defer payments to?
It was just a bold-faced lie by Pat Bowlen when he got publicly exposed for violating & cheating the salary cap circa 2000-2002.
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Strong chance that the NFL PR machine helped concoct this flawed excuse.
The timeline doesnt hold up to scrutiny and would have been exposed had the internet been what it is today.
What were the NFL's options? They couldn't go back and replay two SBs...What about teams like the Steelers...that got beat in the AFCCG? How much lost revenue did that cost the city? What if fans start to lose interest?
It was a potential PR nightmare that had far reaching implications....so they attempted to squash it.
Anyone with common sense knows what the rub is...those SBs should have an asterisk.