wilson was one of the league's most outspoken owners, even near the end of his life. wilson voted against the cleveland browns' relocation to baltimore in 1995. he publicly rebuked nfl commissioner paul tagliabue in an open letter in 1998 over league policy, which disallowed criticism of referees, after poor officiating had a direct impact on a bills loss that season. he was one of two owners (the cincinnati bengals' mike brown being the other) to oppose the league's former (pre-2011) collective bargaining agreement. (wilson and brown were commended for their foresight when the agreement later led to the 2011 nfl lockout.) he also negotiated a deal to have his team play home games in toronto from 2008 until 2014.