NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wants Wi-Fi access for fans at all stadiums - NFL News
National Football League (NFL) game day experiences are some of the best in sports for fans and commissioner, Roger Goodell has plans to make it even better.
Speaking at the NFL Spring Meeting, Goodell highlighted plans to install high-speed Wi-Fi internet at each NFL stadium to give fans a much better overall experience.
"We have made the point repeatedly that the experience at home is outstanding, and we have to compete with that in some fashion by making sure that we create the same kind of environment in our stadiums and create the same kind of technology.”
Adding further he said.
“We want them to have access to the same information. Have access to our Red Zone. Have access to highlights. Be able to engage in social media, including fantasy football. When you come to our stadium we want to make it a great experience.”
The NFL last year streamed the Super Bowl live on mobile devices while also delivering additional content to fans that was not available on the television broadcast.
It seems that Goodell has plans to deliver the same experience to fans at stadiums across the country but plans to undertake such a huge task will start with a few major stadiums.
“We want to make sure our fans, when they come into stadiums, don't have to shut down."
This will be a great initiative on the part of the NFL as live game tweets and sharing pictures of the action by fans has become a major part of the fans game day experience.
With the next Super Bowl set to be played in New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Arena this new initiative will first be tested at that stadium before being installed throughout most of the stadiums in the country.
Goodell talked about other issues as well during his press conference and touched upon the future of the Pro-Bowl whose low ratings combined with a lack of interest shown by players during the game has started doubts over its future.
The commissioner said that no decision has been reached over the game and discussions with the players union NFL Players Association (NFLPA) will be done to decide over the future of the event.
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