Deal in works to build new Redskins stadium in Maryland in exchange for Western Maryland park land,

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Deal in works to build new Redskins stadium in Maryland in exchange for Western Maryland park land, Hogan says


Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday touted a tentative agreement he’s reached with federal officials to swap park land in Western Maryland to build a new stadium for the Washington Redskins football team in Prince George’s County.

The Republican governor declined to release additional details about the plans — including the site under consideration in Western Maryland — saying the proposals were far from finalized. An administration spokeswoman said officials were declining to release memorandums of understanding concerning the deals because they are still drafts. She added that Maryland taxpayers have incurred no costs thus far.

But Hogan touted the potential of building a new stadium for the Redskins on 300 acres of federal property at Oxon Cove Park to reporters gathered at a school construction event in Landover. He called the site “beautiful” and “wonderful.”

"Can you imagine the Redskins stadium on ‘Monday Night Football’ looking at all the monuments reflecting on the Potomac River?” Hogan said. “It'd be the nicest facility in America, with 300 acres to develop around there for entertainment, restaurants, whatever we decided."

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