The New York Jets and New York Giants are constructing a mega-stadium that only Jerry World can compete with. The Dallas stadium is set to host a Super Bowl next season and figures to be one of the grandest of them yet.
The prevailing thought among a lot of folks was that New York, while the largest media market in the country, likely couldn’t host a January/February Super Bowl because of the weather conditions.
The NFL typically hosts Super Bowls in warm-weather cities and New York typically doesn’t fit that description in that time of year. However, on Friday Commissioner Roger Goodell said that a New York Super Bowl may not be that far out.
"I think there are real benefits to the league considering this as an option. I think the idea of playing in the elements is central to the way the game of football is played. I think being able to do that and celebrate the game of football in the No. 1 market could have tremendous benefits to the league going forward."
In addition to Johnson and Tisch, New England Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft said he would be interested, according to Gary Myers of the NY Daily News.
"I hope it’s there, I hope it snows and I hope the Patriots are in the game. I think there is some real support for it. I know I personally will lobby anyone I can."
Maybe that’s because Kraft knows a cold-weather game in New York means a cold-weather game in New England won’t be far behind.
If there’s any city that will break the cold-weather barrier for a Super Bowl, it’s going to be New York. The NFL loves a spectacle and loves being the biggest show in town. The way to do that? A New York Super Bowl.
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