If you’re like everyone else who’s looking at the NFL’s decision to hold its signature February event in the North East with a side eye, I’m sure you have many “what if” questions.
Don’t fret, Daniel Kaplan of the Sports Business Journal has reported the NFL has a contingency plan in place that includes a snow meter that melts 600,000 tons of snow per hour, 60,000 tons of salt, and in the worst case scenario holding the game a day earlier or postponing it a day or more.
There are 60,000 tons of salt within 30 miles of MetLife stadium. Could have used some of that in Dallas few yrs back
— daniel kaplan (@dkaplanSBJ) December 18, 2013
MetLife will use double the number of workers for a typical game at the Superbowl, Mayne of MetLife said.
— daniel kaplan (@dkaplanSBJ) December 18, 2013
This snow melter will be deployed for the super bowl. It melts 600,000 tons of snow per hour pic.twitter.com/6rtYCxrVwd
— daniel kaplan (@dkaplanSBJ) December 18, 2013
NFL head of events frank Supovitz reiterates contingency plans in place that could see super bowl start day early, or day late or later
— daniel kaplan (@dkaplanSBJ) December 18, 2013
How about this, just have the game in a dome or warmer weather next time.