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Originally Posted by Strongside
The plus side is that they've been shopping the rights for about 10 years now. No takers. I don't think anyone wants the negative publicity from the fans...it's good advertising, but most corporations' PR firms are going to tell them not to touch something like Arrowhead. Look at Denver...Invesco was universally hated when they renamed that stadium. They bailed on the rights and now it's Sports Authority Field or some dumb shit like that. Should be Papa John's Shit Bowl at We so high Stadium.
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The team also ain't just gonna sell the naming rights for any chunk of change. Stadiums without a corporate sponsor in their names are dwindling down. The Superdome, Soldier Field, and Arrowhead Stadium are the only ones I can think of that aren't named after people or corporations. And then if you add in people, you're only adding in Ford Field, Lambeau Field, and Paul Brown Stadium, though there's not necessarily anything wrong with those, especially when it's done in honor like Lambeau and Paul Brown.
Arrowhead's gonna want to keep that tradition alive, I think. It's a good one.