Kansas City Chiefs

The star wide receiver served his sentence at the Dallas County Jail after violating his probation. Rice pleaded guilty last July to two felonies connected to a high-speed crash in a Dallas that injured four people, and then later violated his probation.

Stadium deals in Kansas and Washington — both involving relocations within the same metropolitan area — have set separate records for taxpayer subsidies to sports teams. That's despite decades of research suggesting stadiums are a wasteful use of limited tax dollars.

The state of Kansas will likely pay between $3-4 billion in taxpayer money to move the Kansas City Chiefs across state lines. While the new stadium will definitely generate new economic activity, the project's success may depend on local cities participating in the STAR bond district.