[quote]Jets | Stadium Proposal Includes Ultimate NFL Showplace
Matthew Futterman, of the Newark Star-Ledger, reports in the strongest signal yet that they are serious about making New Jersey their permanent home, the New York Jets are proposing the "ultimate NFL showplace" in the Meadowlands, including a 90,000-seat stadium that they would share with the New York Giants. The proposal, which the Jets submitted Wednesday, Aug. 10, to the Giants, calls for a massive football complex in East Rutherford that would be integrated with the Xanadu retail and entertainment center now under construction. Plans call for the two teams to privately finance the stadium, a price for which was not included. In addition, a hotel and conference center, a tailgating park and an interactive center that would combine the two teams' Halls of Fame with the NFL Experience would be built. Despite sputtering talks over the past two months, officials said Wednesday that the two sides now appear to be moving toward a partnership. "We have said all along a shared stadium ... makes the most sense, and this shows that the Jets are serious about working with the Giants and working with Xanadu to make this happen," said George Zoffinger, chief executive of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which operates the Meadowlands Sports Complex.[/quote]
jake · 2005-08-11
[quote]Jets | Stadium Proposal Includes Ultimate NFL Showplace Matthew Futterman, of the Newark Star-Ledger, reports in the strongest signal yet that they are serious about making New Jersey their permanent home, the New York Jets are proposing the "ultimate NFL showplace" in the Meadowlands, including a 90,000-seat stadium that they would share with the New York Giants. The proposal, which the Jets submitted Wednesday, Aug. 10, to the Giants, calls for a massive football complex in East Rutherford that would be integrated with the Xanadu retail and entertainment center now under construction. Plans call for the two teams to privately finance the stadium, a price for which was not included. In addition, a hotel and conference center, a tailgating park and an interactive center that would combine the two teams' Halls of Fame with the NFL Experience would be built. Despite sputtering talks over the past two months, officials said Wednesday that the two sides now appear to be moving toward a partnership. "We have said all along a shared stadium ... makes the most sense, and this shows that the Jets are serious about working with the Giants and working with Xanadu to make this happen," said George Zoffinger, chief executive of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which operates the Meadowlands Sports Complex.[/quote]Jets talking NJ?