When they moved to Nashville, the Tennessee Titans had a new stadium ready for the 1999 NFL season. It would not be an accurate description to call this an archaic and old playing surface in dire need of a touch-up. Technically, at 24 years old, Nissan Stadium wouldn’t even be able to rent a car by itself!
And yet, here the Titans are, securing a record $1.2 billion in public funding for a new stadium after the Metro Nashville City Council voted 26-12 to approve it Tuesday night. Note: The total cost is $2.1 billion, which means the public is paying more than any Titans authority. Such an exorbitant mark surpasses what the Bills are doing to (extort) the good people of New York for $850 million (with a total of $1.5 billion) for their future new digs.
