Sports Illustrated vouches for a San Antonio-area NFL team, snubs Alamo City in the name

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Sports Illustrated has good reason for why the San Antonio-Austin area should be the next place the NFL expands to.

The Monday Morning Quarterback's round table answered the question "Which cities would deserve the newest NFL expansion team?"

"Let's just have fun thinking about where the new teams could go and what they'd be called," The MMQB said.

Senior NFL Reporter Albert Breer put San Antonio and its Interstate 35 neighbor in the game.

Breer said the area is "ripe and ready," given its population, interest, wealth and strong "fervor for football."

San Antonio's TV market size was also taken into consideration since it is larger than Kansas City, Milwaukee, Cincinnati and Las Vegas, Breer said.

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The San Antonio Commanders were greeted by 27,857 fans who witness a 15-6 victory over the San Diego Fleet on Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Alamodome. The San Antonio Commanders were greeted by 27,857 fans who witness a 15-6 victory over the San Diego Fleet on Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Alamodome. Photo: FILE Photo: FILE Image 1 of / 126 Caption Close Sports Illustrated vouches for a San Antonio-area NFL team, snubs Alamo City in the name 1 / 126 Back to Gallery

"With that has come a tech boom and economic explosion in the region, smack in the middle of the most football-crazy state in America," Breer said. "And while Austin brings the cash and growth, San Antonio and its prominent Spanish-speaking community can serve as a gateway for the league into Mexico."

Other areas mentioned in the round table where San Diego, Oklahoma City, Portland, Montreal and Quad Cities. Some considerations, like Quad Cities, got push back on Twitter, but most agreed with Breer on San Antonio and Austin.

Fans noted The Commanders' success in San Antonio, despite the Alliance of American Football league tanking overall.

"San Antonio showed its support with the Commanders putting 30k peeps in seats," fan @AlbertDIII said. "An NFL team there would do great."

@TexCheeseHead, another sports fan, echoed the comment and added some foodie flair.

"San Antonio would be a GREAT location for an NFL team," the fan said. "We supported the AAF, think what would happen with an NFL team. San Antonio Tacos!!"

It's unclear if @TexCheeseHead's mention of the delicacy was an incentive or a possible team name. If it was the latter, MMQB has that figured out.

In what may be seen as a snub to San Antonio, Breer said the team should be named the Austin Coyotes, as movie tribute to Varsity Blues and because armadillos aren't aggressive enough.

Relive the excitement that took over the Alamodome the last time San Antonio had a football team, when the Commanders were playing, in the gallery above.

Madalyn Mendoza is a breaking news reporter and general assignment writer. Read her on our breaking news site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com | mmendoza@mysa.com | @MaddySkye