Report: Noose found on site of Tennessee Titans new Nissan Stadium

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department revealed on Friday that a noose was found at the site of the Tennessee Titans’ new stadium in Nashville, built right beside the existing Nissan Stadium. The Tennessee Builders Alliance has halted work at the site amid an investigation into the matter.

“This week, a racist and hateful symbol was discovered on our site. There is no place for hate or racism in our workplace,” the Tennessee Builders Alliance said in a statement. “We reported the incident to law enforcement, suspended work, and launched an investigation.”

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell released a statement on the incident as well.

“Obviously, this is an environment where we want to try as hard as we can to prevent scenarios that might be fear or hate-based,” O’Connell said. “We’ve taken some steps, both with local policies, state policy, and partnership with them to try, again, to keep temperatures low and prevent hate incidents like this. It is very concerning, there is an open investigation. I know the Titans are cooperating with Metro Nashville Police and we’ll see what that investigation turns up.”

The new Nissan Stadium will cost roughly $2 billion

The new stadium will be one of the most unique in the league. It has a rare cubic structure instead of the run-of-the-mill circular or oval-shaped stadiums most NFL teams call home. It should be ready for the 2026 season.

The Tennessee Titans have released a new look at their future $2.1 billion stadium — set to open in 2027.

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The Titans’ new stadium will be on the East Bank in Nashville. Tennessee currently plays at Nissan Stadium, which opened in 1999 and cost roughly $290 million to build at the time. It has a capacity of 69,000, which is roughly 7,000 more than what the Titans announced the new stadium will hold when it opens.

Unlike Nissan Stadium, the new field will be enclosed with a translucent roof. It will also have a 12,000-square-foot community center to host various events in Nashville.

“This stadium wasn’t designed to look like all the others,” the Titans website states. “We’re building it from scratch. We’re building it for you. It represents the very best of Tennessee: the willingness to work together when the odds are stacked against us and supporting each other along the way. 

“We’ll experience our best moments here, together – strangers high-fiving amid touchdown cheers and thousands singing at the top of their lungs to the same soundtrack. Everything you love about our city, you’ll find in this stadium. Because this is our town. Our time. Our team.”