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A city official indicated Tuesday that San Antonio hasn’t shut the door on someday again hosting the Dallas Cowboys training camp.
The Cowboys announced Tuesday that they will end their four-decade affiliation with Irving and move the team’s training facility and headquarters to the Dallas suburb of Frisco.
According to a $115 million agreement between the Cowboys and Frisco, a complex will be built on a 91-acre tract that includes an indoor stadium. Several media outlets are reporting that the 25-year agreement states that at least one week of training camp be held in Frisco each year.
There are also plenty of signs pointing to the team continuing to spend the bulk of camp each year in Oxnard, Calif.
In 2012, the Cowboys agreed to a three-year deal to hold their summer practices in Oxnard with a three-year option at the club’s discretion. That means the earliest the Cowboys could hold at least a portion of camp in San Antonio would be 2015.
The Cowboys completed a five-year contract with the Alamodome in 2011. The Cowboys prefer Oxnard, however, because of its mild weather, grass fields and the close distance between the team hotel and the practice area.
Still, city officials remain hopeful the team will one day return to the Alamodome.
“The Cowboys in past years have shown how much they value their loyal fan base by holding training camp in San Antonio,” Michael Sawaya, city director of convention, sports and entertainment facilities, said in an e-mail. “We hope this will continue and remain open to dialogue for future events.”
Oxnard Mayor Tim Flynn recently told the Associated Press that he spoke to Jones at the start of this year’s camp about taking “this thing to the next level.” The AP reported that Flynn would like to find ways to make the deal more financially attractive for the Cowboys and increase crowds to 10,000.
The Cowboys hope to move to Frisco in 2016.
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The Cowboys announced Tuesday that they will end their four-decade affiliation with Irving and move the team’s training facility and headquarters to the Dallas suburb of Frisco.
According to a $115 million agreement between the Cowboys and Frisco, a complex will be built on a 91-acre tract that includes an indoor stadium. Several media outlets are reporting that the 25-year agreement states that at least one week of training camp be held in Frisco each year.
There are also plenty of signs pointing to the team continuing to spend the bulk of camp each year in Oxnard, Calif.
In 2012, the Cowboys agreed to a three-year deal to hold their summer practices in Oxnard with a three-year option at the club’s discretion. That means the earliest the Cowboys could hold at least a portion of camp in San Antonio would be 2015.
The Cowboys completed a five-year contract with the Alamodome in 2011. The Cowboys prefer Oxnard, however, because of its mild weather, grass fields and the close distance between the team hotel and the practice area.
Still, city officials remain hopeful the team will one day return to the Alamodome.
“The Cowboys in past years have shown how much they value their loyal fan base by holding training camp in San Antonio,” Michael Sawaya, city director of convention, sports and entertainment facilities, said in an e-mail. “We hope this will continue and remain open to dialogue for future events.”
Oxnard Mayor Tim Flynn recently told the Associated Press that he spoke to Jones at the start of this year’s camp about taking “this thing to the next level.” The AP reported that Flynn would like to find ways to make the deal more financially attractive for the Cowboys and increase crowds to 10,000.
The Cowboys hope to move to Frisco in 2016.
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