I hated that too, but it was put there just to let people know that he is definitely not biased.
The media, and the national perspective would make it seem that way. Hell, if they moved the team to NYC (not that they would, but hypothetically), they would make it out to be "Well they're still in the same state." Now with Toronto being an hour or two away, the PR people in the NFL will make it out the same way nationally to make it seem like we the fans are whining about nothing.