Build it and the Super Bowl will come.While that’s not exactly how the sites of the NFL’s championship extravaganza are
determined
Will Harris Detroit Lions Jersey , it sure doesn’t hurt to have a brand new, billion-dollar facility in your city.Including the 2004 game in Houston, the
league will have staged nine Super Bowls in metropolitan areas with new stadiums
in the past 15 years: Detroit, Phoenix, Dallas, Indianapolis, New York, San
Francisco, Minneapolis and, now, Atlanta. Arizona and Houston actually have
hosted twice, but obviously neither of those buildings was new the second time
around.There’s nothing written on a game plan sheet guaranteeing such an award
from the NFL, it’s more a nodding agreement it will happen. And it will once
more in Los Angeles in 2022, and very likely in Las Vegas before the end of the
next decade.“It really depends, but a world-class stadium is critical, and we
are going through a run with Minnesota and Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and
other new buildings
Will Harris Jersey 2019 ,” says Peter O’Reilly, the NFL’s senior vice president of events. “There are lots of factors that come into it in determining where and
when we go and what is the right sequence. So that’s not necessarily a truism …
though certainly there is a track record of a number of recent buildings that
have been built that are incredible facilities.”Atlanta last hosted a Super Bowl
in 2000, when it was hit with severe weather, including ice storms that nearly
shut down the city. The NFL didn’t go back until this year, in part because the
Georgia Dome no longer was a state-of-the-art venue, and in part because of
memories of 2000.Since Mercedes-Benz Stadium opened in 2017, Atlanta has been
the site of several major sporting events, including the college football
playoff. Atlanta United of MLS has set all sorts of attendance records in the
building.Those successes matter in the Super Bowl race.“We do attend and we
watch all those events that are coming into a venue,” says O’Reilly, who also
oversees the staging of the draft that has become a traveling show and heads to
Nashville this April and Las Vegas next year.“Part of the reason we have a
policy in place that we don’t play a Super Bowl in the first year after a
building opens is you understand and learn from the events and the games in
there. One of the positives is a number of the key vendors who work on the Super
Bowl work on other major events. Clearly, in this community it’s a really
collaborative spirit.”Of course, hosting a Super Bowl is about a lot more than
spirit. It’s about dollars, millions of dollars.Economic impact studies tend to
show the value of the NFL’s big show ranges from $200 million to $500 million
for a city. Plus, more than 100 million viewers across the country are seeing
that city being showcased. Minnesota might not have been a winter vacation
destination to many people before it was spotlighted for last year’s
game.Naturally, Minneapolis wouldn’t have gotten the Super Bowl without having
built an ultramodern indoor stadium. The only outdoor game in a cold weather
city was in 2014 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, and that was a given once the
Giants and Jets agreed to foot most of the bill for the facility.With a wink and
a nod
Color Rush Will Harris Jersey , Detroit was destined for a Super Bowl once Ford Field was ready and the Lions moved back downtown from the suburbs.
Indianapolis, which put on a sensational Super Bowl week, never would have been
considered without Lucas Oil Stadium being constructed.“There’s nothing formal,”
explains Marc Ganis, president of Sportscorp, a Chicago-based consulting firm,
and an adviser to several team owners. “It is an understanding that if you build
a new stadium and have the facilities for a Super Bowl and the community gets
behind it, you will get a Super Bowl. Maybe you will only get one, like
Indianapolis — as great a job as Indianapolis did, it’s really on the edge of a
community that can support a Super Bowl. They made up for it with the great
community support.“It is not an issue of how well a franchise is run, either.
It’s an issue of the market, the hotel rooms and the stadium. So we know that
Miami (2020), Tampa (2021), New Orleans (2024), Texas, Arizona (2023)
Cheap Will Harris Jersey , LA and Las Vegas will get them.”The process for securing a Super Bowl has changed. No longer do cities bid against each other — Ganis notes
that a so-called loser in the bidding could be embarrassed despite putting up a
very strong presentation, and that a lengthy series of ballots doesn’t look good
for anyone.Now, O’Reilly and the owners’ Super Bowl committee go to each club
seeking an expression of interest in hosting the game. Many cities know they
have no chance, perhaps because of weather concerns at an outdoor stadium — it’s
unlikely any such venue in the Northeast except MetLife would be considered — or
lack of stadium size or insufficient infrastructure or hotel space.The committee
identifies a city that fits best for a particular year and asks it for specifics
for hosting.“We end up with optimizing the sequences, avoid a scenario where
multiple cities are spending significant time and resources on a bid and
ultimately they’re not rewarded,” O’Reilly says.Suggestions that the game could
wind up in London seem farfetched, and the NFL certainly would need a franchise
there before it could happen. Besides, Ganis says there will never be a shortage
of U.S. locales interested in hosting.“I focus on the tremendous amount of new
money coming into the community, and not just the week of the Super Bowl, but
all the planning and the attention that takes place, and the money spent from
outside (the venue) on that. Those things are almost impossible to put a price
tag on, as is the visibility over a number of years focused on those two weeks
in your city. It is almost always very positive.” Savage’s latest concussion is
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ImagesTom Savage left Thursday’s preseason game against the New England Patriots
with a concussion. The brain injury prompted the Lions to sign Josh Johnson, and
it could potentially number Savage’s days in Detroit. This latest concussion is
a very concerning one for the Lions’ backup quarterback, because this will mark
the quarterbacks third concussion in four years. That’s just counting the ones
that he’s suffered in the NFL.The issue for Savage goes all the way back to his
days at Rutgers. Back in 2009, he was knocked unconscious in a game against
Florida Atlantic. Per NJ.com
Will Harris Jersey Womens , it was believed at the time that Savage had suffered a grade 3 concussion—the most severe kind. Savage would only miss one game that
year, as he finished out the season for the Scarlet Knights. The trouble
continued for Savage once he became a pro. Savage suffered a concussion against
the Tennessee Titans in Week 17 of the 2016 season. The following season, he
suffered another one in a game against the San Francisco 49ers. This one looked
particularly violent, as you can see Savage involuntarily twitching after the
hit. This concussion gained national attention, largely because the Texans
allowed Savage to return to the game. The NFL even opened an investigation into
whether or not Houston violated concussion protocol (Their conclusion? No.). Now
here we find ourselves in 2019. Lions head coach Matt Patricia confirmed to the
media that Tom Savage is in concussion protocol at Saturday’s practice. Being
that this is his third concussion in four years, you have to wonder what this
means for Savage’s future in Detroit. Frankly, you have to wonder what this
means for Savage’s future in football altogether. From a human side of the
argument, you have to hope that he stops putting himself through this. He’s only
29. He’s a good chunk of cash—nearly $3 million per Spotrac. With all we know
about concussions now, it makes you want almost beg Savage to walk away
yourself. With the Lions signing Josh Johnson, it would appear that Savage’s
role with the team has been replaced, at least in the immediate future. Patricia
declined to comment on Savage’s long-term status with the team and deferred to
his medical staff when it came to any diagnosis beyond “concussion.” Only time
will tell where this goes, but you have to wonder how much longer Savage will
put up with this.
