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Taxpayers paying for NFL stadiums has become the norm across America, but in the Washington, D.C., area, there’s some pushback.

As Washington makes noises about wanting a new stadium after 18 years at FedEx Field in Maryland, there are significant roadblocks for either a move back to D.C. or a move to Virginia. First the Obama Administration said the team should change its name before seeking to return to the federal government-owned site of RFK Stadium, and now the governor of Virginia is sounding less than thrilled about the prospect of using tax money to build an NFL stadium.

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe said on WRVA that his state wouldn’t necessarily be willing to build an NFL stadium.

“There’s no deal that’s a marquee trophy deal,” McAuliffe said, via CSNWashington.com. “There’s no deal you have to have. Now we chase every deal very aggressively, but then we get down to the numbers and we may have to walk away.”

McAuliffe doesn’t oppose the team’s name, but does oppose using taxpayer money if the taxpayers aren’t getting a good deal. And so far he hasn’t seen any evidence that building an NFL stadium would be a good deal for the taxpayers.

“Would I love the Redskins to move to Virginia? Sure I would,” he said. “Does it make economic sense for us? I can’t answer that question sitting on the radio today. We’re not at that stage.”

If they don’t get to that stage, Dan Snyder may be stuck at FedEx Field for longer than he likes.