CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Arthur Blank said he sent a text message to Falcons coach Dan Quinn within minutes of Atlanta landing the 2019 Super Bowl for the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Falcons owner made it clear that he wants to send his team to the Super Bowl before the Super Bowl comes to Atlanta.
“The next goal is to get the Falcons in the game sooner than that,” Blank said shortly after NFL owners voted Tuesday to award the February 2019 Super Bowl to Atlanta. “I’ve already texted our coach and said I want to play in our Super Bowl in ’19 – and sooner. And that’s how he feels as well.
“We would like to be competitive at a Super Bowl level prior to that, but obviously playing (in the Super Bowl) in your own stadium is a unique opportunity,” Blank said.
Alas, no team in NFL history has played in the Super Bowl in its own stadium.
Read the AJC’s full story here on the NFL owners awarding the 2019 Super Bowl to Atlanta, why Blank believes it happened, what it will cost and how it will be paid for.
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