O.J. Simpson’s name will not carry over into the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium.
The former NFL star, who died in 2024, was previously honored at the team’s old home, where his jersey number appeared on the Wall of Fame created in 1980. But with the Bills preparing to move into their new stadium this fall, the organization has decided not to keep that recognition in place.
Bills president of business operations Pete Guelli explained the move in a statement: “We have made an organizational decision that he is not a fit to display inside our new stadium and family circle,” he said.
Instead of continuing the old setup, the Bills will recognize team legends in the family circle area outside the new stadium.
Simpson’s legacy remains tied to the murder case that made him one of the most infamous figures in sports history. He was accused of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, before being found not guilty in one of the most famous trials of all time.
That history also resurfaced through comments from Joseph Perrulli, who dated Nicole Brown Simpson in 1992. Perrulli told Page Six in a recent exclusive interview that O.J.’s alleged behavior was widely known.
“I had people in the [movie] industry telling me about, you know, informing me about his abuse, so I knew,” he said.
Perrulli also said there was little people around the situation could do. “We were all powerless,” he explained.
“He was still a spokesperson for a very big company [Hertz], a rental car company, and he was still a sportscaster. So, you know, everybody was powerless, and it seemed like he could do what he wanted.
And he did.”
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