#SellTheTeam

The last time that the Bengals won a playoff game was in 1991 against the Houston Oilers, a team that no longer exists under that name. In that same time since the last victory, three new NFL teams have entered the league, all of which enjoy much more success, one of which competed for a Super Bowl, than the Bengals have been able to muster.

For nearly three decades, Bengals fans have had to suffer through our team's lack of success while the Brown family does virtually nothing to fix the issues and continues to take advantage of and profit from their loyal fanbase.

Poor management has led to the failure of this team. Mike Brown has not, and refuses to, hire a general manager to run the team. It is clear that Brown does not have the football knowledge required to run a successful operation, and does NOTHING to fix that problem. His lack of knowledge and general concern for the state of the team can be seen in the facts that free agency and trades are never utilized by the Bengals, leading to the "same old, same old" for the team. As this group gets older, they will decline in performance and lose more games, and after an 0-8 start in 2019, we as fans of this team will no longer stand for mediocrity and failure.

This is where we plead with the National Football League and the owners of the other 31 teams. Per the league's own rules: "The NFL executive committee, made up of the owners of all 32 teams, can oust a fellow owner. But it takes a three-quarters vote...But all 32 owners voted to give that power to a committee of six owners." (CNN Money, 2017).

As shown through this season, fans are no longer supporting the actions of the organization. The Bengals currently have the lowest attendance in the NFL, struggling to sell even 70% of their tickets at ridiculously low prices. To the owners of the league: If a franchise loses money, you all lose money. Please, meet our demands and remove the Brown family, or the protests and declining sales will continue.

We said it at the beginning of the petition, and we'll say it again. #SellTheTeam

Sincerely,

Bengals Fans Around the World