Quote Originally Posted by matt76 View Post


Anyone have any more early renders before the stadiums were built? These were the only ones I could find.

PS-is it true ford field was supposed to be an open air stadium but they decided to go with the roof after the nfl promised the ford's a super bowl.

Thanks
The NFL did promise a Super Bowl but that's not why the roof was added. The city wanted a roof to attract more year-round events as opposed to 2 open-air stadiums. After surveying fans and finding they were indifferent due to the advantages of both, the Lions agreed to add the roof.