's relocation teams give players the opportunity to rearrange the landscape of American football. Relocation teams are a major feature in 's Franchise Mode, allowing players to move any franchise they manage or own to an entirely new city. There may be a variety of reasons a player chooses to do so: moving to a new city can provide a larger, more loyal fan base, or simply give a struggling team a new start. Packing up and moving a team to uncharted territory can also provide a challenge for an experienced player.
Relocating a team in is as simple as opening the "" menu, selecting "," and then "." Although it's technically possible to move any team to any relocation city, there are some restrictions on the process. For example, players are limited to certain names when rebranding their relocation teams, and certain stats unique to each city can cause a variety of effects. Here are all the relocation team names, the cities they can move to, and an explanation of how it all works.
In one of 's best improvements over , relocation team names are no longer specific to particular cities — with one exception. There's nothing to stop a player from turning the Chicago Bears into the San Diego Snowhawks if they really want to, but eachrelocation team name comes along with a Fan Interest meter that affects how easy it'll be to drum up popularity. For example, using an established team name like The Bulls will make it easier to gain a fan base than using one like The River Hogs.
The only relocation team name specific to a city is The Oilers, which can only be applied to teams based in Houston.
Fan Interest shifts over time as a team improves its performance and signs some of the best players, but it'll have a major impact on a relocation team's earliest days in their new city. As a result, it's important to consult this stat when choosing a team name. And of course, if the team's current name has a decent Fan Interest number, players are totally welcome to keep it even as
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