What’s the clearest path for Las Vegas to land the Oakland Raiders? Approval for a new downtown San Diego Chargers and a whole lot of NFL owners approving the move. But there is a very plausible roadmap for the Oakland to Vegas move. (more…)
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Chargers Push San Diego Downtown Stadium at Rally
For the Chargers’ drive to build a San Diego downtown stadium, Saturday was truly a signature moment. The team held a rally on Saturday morning in the East Village area where they hope a new 65,000-seat stadium and accompanying convention center will rise up after a signature drive. (more…)
Preliminary Chargers Stadium Design Renderings Released
As the NFL team moves forward with planning on a new downtown facility, renderings of a San Diego Chargers stadium design were released to the public, along with some specifics of the franchise’s business goals on the convention side. (more…)
Raiders to Host Texans at Estadio Azteca
The NFL schedule makers set in stone on Thursday night what the league has been planning for more than a year – and in some ways more than a decade. (more…)
Convadium Facing Local Scrutiny
The San Diego Chargers’ $1.8 billion stadium and convention center plan is still two weeks away from being eligible to garner petition signatures in order to secure a public vote on the proposal. (more…)
More U.S. Bank Stadium Features Unveiled
With less than six months to go until the official opening of U.S. Bank Stadium, the Minnesota Vikings are rolling out previews of new bars and public spaces inside the newest NFL facility. (more…)
NFL to Bills: You Need New Stadium. Bills: Not So Much.
Despite a $130 million renovation to Ralph Wilson Stadium this offseason, NFL officials and owners want to see the Buffalo Bills instead work toward a new stadium to upgrade what they call the third-worst facility in the league. (more…)
Temporary Insanity: A History of NFL Homes Away From Home
It’s fitting, in a way, that the latest NFL franchise to make a move across the chessboard that is North America has landed at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. (more…)
New Bjarke Ingels NFL Stadium Design Unveiled
It may not end up looking quite so futuristic and a potential site has not been identified, but a preliminary design from starchitect Bjarke Ingels for the NFL’s Washington Redskins was unveiled this weekend — including a prominent spot in CBS’s 60 Minutes. (more…)
No surprise: Chargers owners pitch new downtown San Diego stadium
To the surprise of no one, Chargers ownership is once again pitching a new downtown San Diego stadium instead of a new Mission Valley facility, saying that it would complement existing facilities and help attract even larger events to an expanded convention center. (more…)