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The Remarkable Philanthropic Result of the Most Expensive Team Purchase in NFL History

Charities and nonprofits in Buffalo and Detroit are poised to get a big boost thanks to late Bills owner Ralph Wilson.
A fan holds a sign thanking prospective Buffalo Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula during the first half of an NFL football in Orchard Park, N.Y. (September 14, 2014)AP Photo/Bill Wippert

Depending on whom you've asked in recent years, Buffalo's biggest problem has either been its crippling poverty rate or the fate of its football team.

With the most expensive NFL franchise purchase ever unanimously approved by owners at the league's annual fall meetings Wednesday, the Bills' future is on solid ground for the first time in decades. And even more unexpectedly, the city's local charities and nonprofits will be better off as a result.