A Redskins official says the team "may be poised to abandon"
MD altogether and "resume searching" for a stadium deal in DC or
VA, according to this morning's Baltimore SUN. Jon Morgan
reports Redskins Owner Jack Kent Cooke has drafted a news release
announcing his a decision to abandon efforts to build a stadium
in MD's Prince George's County. But Cooke "is going to sleep on
it" and possibly call MD Gov. Parris Glendening "to see if the
state can offer more funding." Sources familiar with the talks
said the parties "are not that far apart and that the team may be
posturing to put pressure on the county to make more
concessions." But Gerard Evans, an attorney-lobbyist for the
team, said the team and county "were far apart on significant
issues." Morgan reports the county's chief negotiator, William
Miller, "expressed little interest in further compromise"
(Baltimore SUN, 10/24). In Washington, John Mercurio reports PG
County Council members who voted for bills to help Cooke build
the stadium, are "frustrated that county negotiators aren't
consulting them now that talks" with the Redskins are stalled
(WASHINGTON TIMES, 10/24).
