The original lease started in 2009 and is set to expire in 2039.
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It remains to be seen if the Dallas Cowboys will sign popular wideout George Pickens to long-term deal, but in the meantime the team is working on another kind of extension.
The city of Arlington and the Cowboys are finalizing a lease extension that would see the world’s most valuable sports franchise continue to call AT&T Stadium home through 2055, Mayor Jim Ross recently told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board.
If finalized, the deal would extend the Cowboys’ lease at AT&T Stadium for 16 years. The original lease started in 2009 and is set to expire in 2039.
“A huge project that will hit the agenda next week is we’re extending the Cowboys’ lease here in Arlington to 2055,” Ross told the Star-Telegram. “That is a phenomenal deal, because that means the small business around the entertainment district, and everybody else, has now 30 more years of having the Cowboys here in Tarrant County and the Cowboys here in Arlington. We are super stoked about what’s going on, and we have tremendous momentum.”
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