Bills owner Terry Pegula faces backlash over $100M yacht while New York taxpayers help fund new stadium

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Billionaire Terry Pegula, the owner of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, isn’t in good standing with some New Yorkers after a recent video of his yacht anchored in Newport, Rhode Island, surfaced.

It’s normal for billionaires to be spotted with these massive vessels, but when New York state taxpayers are partially covering the cost of the Bills’ new $2.1 billion stadium in Buffalo, they’re taking exception to Pegula’s $100 million yacht, "Top Five II."

Some members of the "Bills Mafia" were furious and made their opinions known on social media.

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Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula attends a game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium Dec. 8, 2024. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

"The Pegulas are relaxing in Newport while we pay for the stadium? That’s a slap in the face," one fan wrote in a Reddit thread. 

Another Reddit user wrote: "Love the Bills, but this stadium deal is robbery. Pegulas pay nothing while we go broke."

While some are furious, others are pointing fingers at state legislators instead. 

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"The city didn’t have to approve the deal. They did," one X user said. "And he also put a damn good product on the field before building a new stadium. I’m not really standing with the billionaires here, but I’m just saying, the city approved it. Not Terry."

New York taxpayers will pay $600 million for the new Highmark Stadium construction, while Erie County taxpayers are adding $250 million. 

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