Ravens QB Calls Meadowlands Super Bowl 'Retarded'
Baltimore Raven Joe Flacco said he believed MetLife Stadium should get a retractable dome if they want to host the Super Bowl in Bergen County.
Baltimore Ravens Quarterback Joe Flacco doesn't think much of plans to hold the Super Bowl at Bergen County's MetLife Stadium next year. When Denver Post reporter Mike Klis asked Flacco for his thoughts about the "cold weather" venue, the Super Bowl-bound quarterback said he thought it was "retarded," then, correcting his language, called it "stupid," according to a post on DenverPost.com. "If you want a Super Bowl, put a retractable dome on your stadium. Then you can get one," Flacco said, according to the post. "Other than that I don’t really like the idea. I don’t think people would react very well to it, or be glad to play anybody in that kind of weather.” Flacco, who grew up in South Jersey, won't have to worry about the weather when …
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8:05 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
The fans want to go to New Orleans for entertainment, hospitality and the game. Thousands of people are in New Orleans right now that didn't even have tickets, that doesn't happen in any other city. The superdome is also extremely sentimental for New Orleanians , they take pride in it. more ›