Friday, July 13, 2012

FedEx Field is finalist for 2010 to 2014 Army-Navy games - Washington Business Journal:

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FedEx Field, home of the Washington is one of four stadiums in the runningg forthe game, Navy athletid director Chet Gladchuk said in an intervieqw Monday. Other stadiums include M&T Bank Stadium in the new Meadowlands stadium cominbg online in northern New Jersey next yearand Philadelphia’ss Lincoln Financial Field. Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk said he is stillk negotiating with one of the cities and hopes to make a formal announcement by the end ofthis week. “We’re kind of but we’re not there,” he “We’ve tried to ensure there’s been Baltimore hosted the game in 2000 and 2007 to a sold out crowd s of morethan 71,000.
The event generated an economidc impact of morethan $20 million on the regionh in 2007, state officials said. Philadelphia hostef the game in 2008 and will againin 2009. All four finalisty cities submitted bids to host the gameas for each of thefive years. It's unlikelu one city will be awarded the game for theentirre five-year period. It has been speculated that M&TT Bank Stadium will host the game in 2012 and but Gladchuk would not confirmany dates. But Gladchuk expresserd the Annapolis academy’s strong ties to the neighboringh city. “I love Baltimore,” he “We feel Baltimore in many ways has adoptedc Navy as one of itshometown teams.
’ Navy football will play the at M&yT Bank Stadium in 2010.

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