[discostu]

Not at all. Commissioners always have to talk about wanting to keep teams in place, all the way up until the team moves. They defend the local goodwill if the team doesn’t move. New stadiums always look good on the commissioner’s resume.

[ssaftler]

Commissioners always have to talk about wanting to keep teams in place, all the way up until the team moves.

With Goodell, it was more likely all the way up until he got his "taste" of the moving money.