Goodell et al have also made it known they are worried about the possibility of blackouts coming soon - when local sports fans will not be able to watch their teams on television because the economy will hamper ticket sales.Īnd finally, 3) As far as I know, Goodell hasn’t retracted this statement. The economy’s problems were a main focus of the off-season NFL owners meetings. Note his well publicized decision to cut his salary by several million in a sign of good faith. 2) He seems kind of spooked about the economy. This thought was in his head for some reason. Just like high-level lawyers don’t just say things. Three things: 1) Goodell doesn’t just say anything. The Chargers and their point man, Mark Fabiani, quickly said Goodell didn’t imply, or shouldn’t have implied that renovation, was an option.įabiani said, “It’s just not feasible, either technically or financially, and that’s something that has been proven over and over again by anyone who has looked at it over the years.” It’s clear the stadium needs to be either completely renovated or a new stadium built in (San Diego).” “They have their challenges, as (do) other markets. “The team has been successful there,” he said, according to a transcript e-mailed to media outlets by Horrow’s publicist. What did Goodell actually say about San Diego? According to the Union Tribune: Goodell said it during an interview he was giving to a guy named Rick Horrow. The Union-Tribune noticed the importance of this statement right away. To hear him even float something contradictory was odd. Howzat?! Those of us who have been watching this issue for several years have been working on the assumption that a renovation was completely unacceptable and unrealistic to the NFL and the Chargers. ![]() And it’s getting even weirder.įrom a public policy standpoint, one of the most interesting things to come up so far about San Diego has been NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s recent comments that the city will either need to build a new stadium or (and this was the interesting part) completely renovate Qualcomm Stadium. It has been the weirdest off-season in the NFL in a long time. Brews & News: Voice of San Diego Live Podcasts.NFL: Renovation Meme a 'Complete Nonstory' | Voice of San Diego Close
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