Tennessee Titans Top Bills for Biggest NFL Stadium Subsidy Ever

The Tennessee Titans have never won a Super Bowl but they are a winner in the municipal funding market, topping the Buffalo Bills for the biggest public subsidy ever given to an NFL sports franchise.

After hours of public hearings overnight, the Metro Nashville City Council voted 26-to-12 on Wednesday morning to approve $760 million in revenue bonds for a new stadium. With a previously approved $500 million state contribution in hand, the public funding for the Titans’ arena now totals $1.26 billion. That’s nearly 50% more than the $850 million that New York State handed the Bills for their ...