Bengals and Hamilton County reach agreement on stadium lease

The #Bengals and Hamilton County have agreed to principal terms for a new lease that keeps the team in Cincinnati playing home games at Paycor Stadium through June 2036, with 10 additional option years that could extend the lease through June 2046. pic.x.com/XUvBJhR5M1

“This is probably a lower cost of initial capital than just about anywhere I’m working in the #NFL,” Abrams said. www.nytimes.com/athletic/6453879/2025/06/26/bengals-paycor-stadium-lease-extension/

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"We’ve delivered on that and it was not easy to deliver on, but here we are." - Hamilton County Commission President Denise Driehaus www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/26/hamilton-county-officials-vote-to-approve-stadium-lease-terms/84368383007/