Expansion Team

Denial of NHL Expansion Team

Jun 12, 1997

The NHL owners turned down Bob McNair’s efforts to bring an expansion hockey team to Houston.

Oilers move to Tennessee

Jun 19, 1997

The fourth-largest city in the United States found itself without
a professional football team for the first time since 1959 as Houston Oilers owner Bud Adams got the final approval to move his team to Tennessee.

NFL likely to add 32nd team

Mar 15, 1998

McNair and company got good news when the league made it official that
Cleveland would receive an expansion franchise, making it the 31st team in the NFL. Paul Tagliabue said that the league would likely add a 32nd team in the next two years in either Houston, Los Angeles, or Toronto.

32nd NFL Team

Mar 23, 1998

McNair and company got good news when the league made it official that
Cleveland would receive an expansion franchise, making it the 31st team in the NFL. Paul Tagliabue said that the league would likely add a 32nd team in the next two years in either Houston, Los Angeles, or Toronto.