The Buffalo Bills stadium in Orchard Park will no longer carry the name of the New Era Cap Company.
The Bills and New Era released a statement Wednesday evening confirming the change.
ALSO TONIGHT -- THEHOME OF THEBUFFALO BILLS WILLHAVE A NEW NAME.NEW ERA FIELD ISNOW A THING OF THEPAST..THIS MOVE COMESAFTER LOCALLEADERS WERECRITICAL OF THECOMPANY FORLETTING GO OFDOZENS OFEMPLOYEES INWESTERN NEW YORK.GILAT MELAMED ISLIVE OUTSIDE THESTADIUM -- WHICHWILL HAVE A NEWNAME THE NEXT TIMETHE BILLS TAKE THEFIELD.THAT NEW NAME ISSTILL TO BEDETERMINED.
THISHAS BEEN NEW ERAFIELD SINCE 2016.WHILE THE CHANGEWAS ANNOUNCEDTODAY.
ERIE COUNTYEXECUTIVE MARKPOLONCARZ STOPPEDCALLING THIS NEWERA FIELD LAST WEEK."I WILL NOT USE THATNAME ASSOCIATEDWITH THE FOOTBALLSTADIUM ANYTIMESOON."NOW THE NAME OUTFRONT, ALONG THEFIELD, AND ON THEFLAG IN THE SEATSWILL NO LONGERREAD NEW ERA.THE BUFFALO BILLSAND NEW ERA CAPCOMPANY SAID IN AJOINT STATEMENTTHAT THE COMPANY ISGIVING UP THEIRNAMING RIGHTS ANDSPONSORSHIP DEALWITH THE TEAM.SEASON TICKETHOLDER ERIC ZIMFERSAYS HE'S READY FORA CHANGE."I NEVER REALLY LIKEDNEW ERA FIELD TOBEGIN WITH."LAST WEEK NEW ERALAID OFF 117EMPLOYEES AT ITSDOWNTOWNHEADQUARTERS.AFTER RECEIVING AMULTI-MILLION DOLLARPPP LOAN."IF SOMEBODY TAKESTHAT MONEY AND THENIMMEDIATELY LAYS OFFA BUNCH OF PEOPLETHATS AQUESTIONABLE ACTIONTO ME."SEASON TICKETHOLDER MIKE DOTYSAYS HE'S NOTSURPRISED THENAME'S CHANGING.AFTER STRONGWORDS FROM LOCALLEADERS.AS FOR A NEW NAMEHE'S HOPING FOR."A TRIBUTE TO RALPH."OR A RETURN OF THEORIGINAL RICHSTADIUM."I MEAN THEY'RE STILLOBVIOUSLY INVESTINGIN THIS AREA WITH THEMOVIE STUDIO ANDSUCH AND I THINKPEOPLE ALWAYS LIKEDTHAT NAME PEOPLESTILL CALL IT RICHSTADIUM SO I THINKTHE FANS WOULD LOVETO SEE THAT."LONG TIME FANS LIKELAURA TOLTS."I NEVER KNEW IT ASNEW ERA IT'S ALWAYSBEEN RICH STADIUM TOME AND IT WILL ALWAYSBE RICH STADIUM TO."OTHER FANS AREN'TROOTING FOR A NAME,JUST ROOTING FORTHE TEAM."WHATEVER THEYWANT TO CHANGE IT TOI'M ON BOARD WITH ASLONG AS THE PLAYERSKNOW WHERE THEY'RETO SUPPORT THEM."POLONCARZ WANTSTHE NEW NAME TO BE"VETERANS FIELD"THE BILLS LEASE FORTHE STADIUM ISTHROUGH 2023.WHICH MEANS THETEAM CONTROLS THENAMING RIGHTS.IN ORCHARD PARK,GILAT MELAMED, 7EYEWITNESS NEWS.LET'S TURN TO YO
A new era begins as the Bills search for a new naming rights partner
