The Buffalo Bills hold a ceremonial groundbreaking to kick off the start of construction on the New Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.
Tools of the trade
Shovels await as officials from the Buffalo Bills, the National Football League, New York State and Erie County participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Buffalo Bills stadium.
Stage is set
Officials participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Buffalo Bills stadium.
Past and present
Mary Wilson, widow of the late Buffalo Bills founder Ralph C. Wilson Jr. mingles with current Bills owner Terry Pegula at the site of the new Buffalo Bills stadium.
Audience goes wild
The crowd gathers for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Buffalo Bills stadium.
Bills brass
Buffalo Bills General Manager Brandon Beane, Executive Vice President and COO Ron Raccuia and owner Terry Pegula take the stage for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new stadium.
Commissioner
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell takes the stage for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Buffalo Bills stadium.
Across the street
Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula gestures across the street as he speaks during a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony for the new stadium.
Pegulaville
Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula speaks during a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Buffalo Bills stadium.
The governor
Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Buffalo Bills Stadium.
Poloncarz
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Buffalo Bills stadium.
Guests of honor
Pegula family members listen as officials from the Buffalo Bills, the National Football League, New York State and Erie County participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Buffalo Bills stadium.
The commissioner
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Buffalo Bills stadium.
Herd of shovels
Shovels await as officials from the Buffalo Bills, the National Football League, New York State and Erie County participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Buffalo Bills stadium.
Ready to dig in
Dignitaries make their way to the stage for a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Buffalo Bills stadium.
Breaking the ground
From left, Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott, General Manager Brandon Beane, Pegula Sports & Entertainment EVP/Chief Operating Officer Ron Raccuia, Buffalo Bills owner/CEO Terry Pegula, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony at the site of New Highmark Stadium.
Digging in the dirt
Pegula family members participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Buffalo Bills stadium.
Hats off
Bills owner Terry Pegula takes off his hard hat after he's done posing for some photos during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Bills stadium.
VIPs
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, center, talks with Buffalo Bills General Manager Brandon Beane, left, and head coach Sean McDermott.
Leading the charge
The crowd gathers for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Buffalo Bills stadium.
Old friends
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell shares a moment with Mary Wilson, the widow of Bills founder Ralph C. Wilson Jr.
Carrying on the legacy
Mary Wilson, widow of Bills founder Ralph C. Wilson Jr., mingles with guests during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new stadium. A Buffalo-Detroit Super Bowl would be “a match truly made in heaven,” she said.
Mayors of Buffalo
Former Buffalo Mayors Anthony Masiello, left, and Byron W. Brown are seen in this file photo. Masiellio is president of the region’s second-largest lobbying firm, Masiello Martucci Hughes, which has made more than $8 million in the last four-plus years.
“The Bills have got to always be here. There is no room for the Bills to leave Western New York ever, ever – forever, it should always be here. And I think it will always find a way for it to be here,” Mary Wilson said.
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A ceremonial groundbreaking is held Monday, June 5, 2023, for the Buffalo Bills' New Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.
The organization, along with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Gov. Kathy Hochul – both with Western New York ties themselves – celebrated Monday morning the official groundbreaking for a new $1.54 billion Highmark Stadium that’s been at least several years in the making.
“We’re thrilled to announce that the new stadium will be called Highmark Stadium,” said Ron Raccuia, the Bills’ executive vice president and chief operating officer, during an interview with The News.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul describes how a priority for the state in negotiation with the Bills was to commit the team to stay in Buffalo for …
Buffalo Bills owner quips "Ralph, we're moving across the street!" as he talks about new stadium at groundbreaking.
