NFL in OKC

[Laramie]

I think OKC is a viable NFL market but it needs to be a little larger before it will happen. Once the metro area gets up closer to 2 million it won't surprise me if there is serious interest.

Let's see what the Metro population of OKC will be in 2020:

Oklahoma City is expected to continue its healthy grow into the future, reaching 1.5 million in its metropolitan area by 2020.

Oklahoma City Population 2015 - World Population Review

NFL expansion/relocation criteria--requires capital:

NFL relocation fee: $500-$600 million (doesn't include franchise value)
NFL expansion fee: $1.1 - $1.2 billion

1. Ownership
2. Facilities: (Stadium: temporary facility and eventually long-term facility)
3. Market: Population, TV households

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...tistical_Areas
http://www.tvb.org/media/file/2015-2016-dma-ranks.pdf

When Charlotte & Nashville entered the NFL:

Charlotte: NBA Hornets 1988–2002, NBA Bobcats 2004–2014; NBA Hornets 2014–present.

NFL expansion Carolina Panthers - 1996--present
Charlotte's population 1990 - 1,162,093; 2000 -1,499,293; 2010 - 2,217,012
NFL & NHL began its coexistence in 1996: Charlotte Metro area population 1,321,068

Nashville: NHL Predators - 1998--present; NFL Tennessee Titans 1999 (Tennessee Oilers played in Memphis 1997-98 before temporary location to Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville.

NFL & NHL began its coexistence in 1998; Nashville Metro area population 1,182,054Nashville's population: 1990 - 985,026 - 2000 - 1,231,311 - 2010 - 1,670,890

Oklahoma City: NBA Thunder 2008-09--present

Oklahoma City Metro area population in 2008 - 1,207,519
Oklahoma City's population: 2000 - 1,083,346 - 2010 - 1,252,987; current estimate: 1,336,767

Nearest NFL markets in proximity of the Oklahoma City-Tulsa market (NFL has a drawing area of 150 mile radius) :

1. Dallas Cowboys 192 miles
2. Kansas City Chiefs 300 miles
3. Houston Texans 412 miles
4. St. Louis Cardinals 457 miles
5. Denver Broncos 501 miles
6. New Orleans Saints 577 miles