Team: New York Jets
Sport: Pro Football (NFL)
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Head Coach: Herman Edwards
Super Bowls: 1969 Super Bowl III
Background:
The proposed new stadium for the west side of Manhattan --
to which the Jets are offering to put up $800 million -- would
bring the Jets back to New York City, as well as a Super Bowl
and maybe even a college football bowl game. Recently the
Jets -- in conjunction with the Big East Conference, the New
York City Sports Commission, and the National Football Foundation
and College Football Hall of Fame Inc. -- announced the creation
of the Big Apple Bowl, which is planned to begin in 2010.
"The Big Apple Bowl represents the type of event that
will generate significant revenue for our City and bring thousands
of new visitors to enjoy all that New York has to offer,"
Jets president Jay Cross said. The Jets are hoping the new
stadium will open in time for the 2009 season.
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