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Tennessee Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk has issued a statement following the NFL's decision to select Nashville as the host site for Super Bowl 64 in 2030.
"We are thrilled that the new Nissan Stadium will host Nashville’s first Super Bowl in 2030,” Adams Strunk said in a statement. “This is an exciting moment for our city and our entire state. We cannot wait for our community to experience an event of this magnitude and for the world to see the energy, hospitality, and culture that make our city so special on a global stage.
"Thank you to (NFL commissioner Roger Goodell), my fellow owners, and the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp for their partnership throughout this process. We look forward to bringing an unforgettable Super Bowl experience to Nashville together.”
Adams Strunk's father, Bud Adams, moved the Titans to Tennessee in 1997 after operating the franchise as the Houston Oilers for nearly 40 years. The newly renamed Titans moved to Nashville full-time in 1998 after a year in Memphis and moved into their existing home, now called Nissan Stadium, for the 1999 season.
Adams Strunk took over as the Titans' controlling owner in 2015 and has overseen the franchise through some of its most consequential periods. Some of the decision made under Adams Strunk's supervision include the choice to fire coach Mike Mularkey just two weeks after leading the franchise to its first playoff win in more than a decade, the choice to fire general manager Jon Robinson with a winning record midway through the 2022 season, the choice to fire coach Mike Vrabel despite his winning record and the quick-turn hirings and firings of coach Brian Callahan and general manager Ran Carthon.
Off the field, Adams Strunk's tenure has coincided with Nashville's and Tennessee's economic boon times and the positives that come from that. The most practical benefit of that is Adams Strunk's and the Titans' ability to get approval on their $2.1 billion stadium project to build a new home for the Titans with a majority of the funding coming from public fundraising rather than from the team.
The new stadium, which is scheduled to be completed in Feb. 2027 and open to the public shortly thereafter, is a crucial piece in Nashville getting its Super Bowl. The 60,000 seat, fully-enclosed new Nissan Stadium was viewed as the "missing piece" in Nashville getting to host the NFL's premiere event.
Nashville will formally announce and celebrate its upcoming Super Bowl with a press conference on May 20, followed by a community celebration on lower Broadway that evening. The press conference will include input from governor Bill Lee, mayor Freddie O'Connell, Titans CEO Burke Nihill, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp CEO Deana Ivey, former Tennessee governor Bill Haslam and NFL VP for League Events Peter O'Reilly. The celebration will include live music, drone shows and fireworks, weather permitting.
Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at [email protected]. Follow Nick on X @nicksuss. Subscribe to the Talkin’ Titans newsletter for updates sent directly to your inbox.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: What Amy Adams Strunk said about Titans, Nashville earning 2030 Super Bowl bid
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"We are thrilled that the new Nissan Stadium will host Nashville’s first Super Bowl in 2030,” Adams Strunk said in a statement. “This is an exciting moment for our city and our entire state. We cannot wait for our community to experience an event of this magnitude and for the world to see the energy, hospitality, and culture that make our city so special on a global stage.
"Thank you to (NFL commissioner Roger Goodell), my fellow owners, and the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp for their partnership throughout this process. We look forward to bringing an unforgettable Super Bowl experience to Nashville together.”
Adams Strunk's father, Bud Adams, moved the Titans to Tennessee in 1997 after operating the franchise as the Houston Oilers for nearly 40 years. The newly renamed Titans moved to Nashville full-time in 1998 after a year in Memphis and moved into their existing home, now called Nissan Stadium, for the 1999 season.
Adams Strunk took over as the Titans' controlling owner in 2015 and has overseen the franchise through some of its most consequential periods. Some of the decision made under Adams Strunk's supervision include the choice to fire coach Mike Mularkey just two weeks after leading the franchise to its first playoff win in more than a decade, the choice to fire general manager Jon Robinson with a winning record midway through the 2022 season, the choice to fire coach Mike Vrabel despite his winning record and the quick-turn hirings and firings of coach Brian Callahan and general manager Ran Carthon.
Off the field, Adams Strunk's tenure has coincided with Nashville's and Tennessee's economic boon times and the positives that come from that. The most practical benefit of that is Adams Strunk's and the Titans' ability to get approval on their $2.1 billion stadium project to build a new home for the Titans with a majority of the funding coming from public fundraising rather than from the team.
The new stadium, which is scheduled to be completed in Feb. 2027 and open to the public shortly thereafter, is a crucial piece in Nashville getting its Super Bowl. The 60,000 seat, fully-enclosed new Nissan Stadium was viewed as the "missing piece" in Nashville getting to host the NFL's premiere event.
Nashville will formally announce and celebrate its upcoming Super Bowl with a press conference on May 20, followed by a community celebration on lower Broadway that evening. The press conference will include input from governor Bill Lee, mayor Freddie O'Connell, Titans CEO Burke Nihill, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp CEO Deana Ivey, former Tennessee governor Bill Haslam and NFL VP for League Events Peter O'Reilly. The celebration will include live music, drone shows and fireworks, weather permitting.
Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at [email protected]. Follow Nick on X @nicksuss. Subscribe to the Talkin’ Titans newsletter for updates sent directly to your inbox.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: What Amy Adams Strunk said about Titans, Nashville earning 2030 Super Bowl bid
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