Buffalo Bills Announce End of Toronto Series: Latest Details and Reaction

In an expected move, the Buffalo Bills officially announced the end of their agreement with Rogers Communications to play home games at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.

The team's official site notes the Bills ended up playing eight games in Canada during the series, which started back in 2008. The release also included comments from team president Russ Brandon, who stressed the continued importance of the Southern Ontario fanbase:

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We greatly appreciate the support we've received over the past seven years from all of the tremendous people at Rogers Communications. We will continue to work hard to solidify our footprint in Southern Ontario. Our fan base in this region remains extremely important to our organization and their support has been well documented.

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Howard Simon of WGR provided further insight from Brandon:

The Toronto Series was created to generate additional revenue for the franchise by moving into the much larger market north of the border. The downside for the Bills was the lack of fan involvement, turning what were home games into what felt like a neutral site, or worse.

Ending the agreement has been widely expected ever since the Pegula family purchased the team. They have made a major commitment to Buffalo since purchasing the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, which is why Brandon felt comfortable saying no games would be willingly played outside of the region again.

No further details, financial or otherwise, were released about the termination of the deal.