State's Bills study explores more options: site near downtown, renovated Highmark Stadium By Stephen T. Watson News Staff Reporter Oct 7, 2021 Oct 7, 2021 Updated Sep 3, 2025 0 3 min to read × Ellen Przepasniak Read the full story from News Sports Reporter Jason Wolf Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Buffalo Bills have made it clear they want to build a new stadium across the street from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.kAmqFE 8@G6C?>6?E ?68@E:2E@CD 2C6 <66A:?8 E96:C @AE:@?D @A6?]k^AmkAmp 4@?DF=E:?8 7:C> 9:C65 3J E96 DE2E6 2=D@ DEF5:65 E96 4@DE 2?5 AC24E:42=:EJ @7 C6?@G2E:?8 E96 6I:DE:?8 DE25:F> 2?5 3F:=5:?8 2 ?6H DE25:F> 2=@?8 $@FE9 !2C< pG6?F6 ?62C 5@H?E@H? qF772=@] %92EVD 244@C5:?8 E@ DE25:F> 4@?DF=E2?E 4@?EC24ED C6=62D65 3J t>A:C6 $E2E6 s6G6=@A>6?E =2E6 (65?6D52J :? C6DA@?D6 E@ AF3=:4 C64@C5D C6BF6DED 3J %96 qF772=@ }6HD 2?5 @E96C ?6HD @FE=6ED]k^Am kAm%96 2?2=JD:D 4@?5F4E65 3J ptr~| 2E 2 4@DE @7 >@C6 E92? 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Watch now: Bills to sell personal seat licenses to help pay for 'private' portion of new stadium Read the full story from News Sports Reporter Jason Wolf
State contracts with two firms for Bills stadium negotiations The Hochul administration has turned to two Los Angeles-based firms to help it with negotiations over plans by the Bills to build a new, $1.4 …