Eminent Domain to Acquire an NFL Team?

The Green Bay Packers are the only professional franchise to be municipally owned.

Municipal acquisition of sports franchises is not an entirely new concept, Oakland considered eminent domain when the Raiders attempted to leave.

According to Stanford economist, Roger Noll,  “whether eminent domain would work probably varies from state to state and from judge to judge.”

 Even the threat of eminent domain could have an impact on professional sport franchise ownership negotiations for facilities.  Vice