Ford Field Retractable Roof

The proposal from gilbert gores and ford to play at ford field has been before mls since.

Ford field retractable roof.

I know it will never happen and i hate soccer in any shape or form but open air lions games sound great to me. Sunday 11 15 2020. The consideration of the retractable roof was first reported by street smith s sport business daily. I m all for it make a great football stadium even better.

Subscribe now 99 per month for 3 months. Washington football team detroit lions. Indianapolis colts detroit lions. Detroit s ford field will not be retrofitted with a retractable roof to accommodate a mls expansion club as was recently confirmed by detroit s bidders.

Ford field is a domed american football stadium located in downtown detroit it primarily serves as the home of the detroit lions of the national football league nfl as well as the annual quick lane bowl college football bowl game state championship football games for the mhsaa the mhsaa state wrestling championships and the mcba marching band state finals among other events. Detroit s mls expansion bid backed by dan gilbert and tom gores proposes that the club play at ford field the downtown home of the nfl s lions the stadium has been a fixed roof facility since opening in 2002 but it was learned. The detroit lions are cautious about the expensive prospect of adding a retractable roof to ford field to satisfy major league soccer s criteria for granting the city an expansion team. Rod wood president of the lions said a retractable roof at ford field including as part of an expansion bid for mls remains under consideration.

I couldnt believe this when i heard it on the radio they said gilbert was going to talk to the fords about the feasibility of changing the roof at the stadium to accommodate mls. Great stadium but i agree it should have a retractable roof. See 855 traveler reviews 466 candid photos and great deals for detroit mi at tripadvisor. The detroit group trying to attract a major league soccer franchise will not retrofit ford field with a retractable roof to sweeten the expansion bid the free press has learned.