Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is no longer trying to persuade the Washington Redskins to build its next stadium at a parcel of land adjacent to MGM National Harbor, according to multiple reports.
Hogan informed the Redskins he will not continue discussions “at this time” for the project.
For a stadium to be possible, Hogan needed the U.S. Interior Department to approve a land swap that would give Maryland control of a 300-acre site in Oxon Cove Park, which is currently federal land. In December, Hogan acknowledged he was negotiating a deal that would do so.
But on Tuesday, Hogan’s spokeswoman, Amelia Chasse, said the governor is now eyeing that land for a different use.