Tennessee Titans release new look at future $2.1 billion stadium
The Tennessee Titans released a new look at their plans for a stadium that is estimated to cost roughly $2.1 billion to build.
The new stadium will be one of the most unique in the league with a rare cubic structure instead of the run-of-the-mill circular or oval-shaped stadiums most NFL teams call home.
Tennessee also shared a prospective timeline for the opening, which is currently on track for 2027.
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.”
Jaguars also move ahead on new stadium plans
Another NFL team released plans for a new stadium this summer – the Jacksonville Jaguars. There is plenty of excitement around the Jaguars with young stars like Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne leading the way. They added to that excitement this summer, announcing plans for their “stadium of the future.”
The Jaguars are doing extensive renovations to their current stadium as the city of Jacksonville works to revitalize the downtown area.
The renovation will include — shade on all seats, wider concourses, increased space for football operations, better vertical transportation and new HVAC, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems.
The Jaguars and the city of Jacksonville started working on this project in July of 2020. The stadium renovations should lead to Jacksonville being the home of the Jaguars for years to come.
The Jaguars won the AFC South last season with a 9-8 record and had a thrilling come-from-behind win over the Chargers in the first round of last year’s playoffs.
Jacksonville ended up losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Chiefs in the divisional round of the playoffs.
With Lawrence to build around, the Jaguars have a chance to be playoff contenders for years to come.
On3’s Matt Connolly contributed to this report.