Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe last week said that he was "wooing" the Redskins "as part of his ongoing effort to
attract business and employers to the state," according to Jonathan
O'Connell of the WASHINGTON POST. O'Connell notes McAuliffe has previously remained "largely mum about his pursuit of a new stadium" for the team. McAuliffe said, "I am aggressively pursuing the deal, but in fairness we aggressively pursue every deal. ... There is an interest -- they are aggressively looking for a new stadium opportunity. ... We have 66 percent of the season ticket holders in Virginia. Every player lives in Virginia.” Sources said that locations "under consideration" include sites in Loudoun County. McAuliffe: "It has got to be a deal that works for the Redskins but that also works for the Commonwealth of Virginia, so we have our Loudoun team showing them different sites. We have a couple potential other sites that we’re looking at, that we are very aggressively going at." O'Connell notes the Redskins "have 12 years remaining" on their lease at FedExField, but Owner Daniel Snyder has "begun pushing for a new stadium deal that would allow an earlier departure for new digs" (WASHINGTON POST, 4/21).
