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10 cities that should host a Super Bowl

By Brad Berreman

Feb 8, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; General view of Super Bowl LI logo during press conference at the Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 8, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; General view of Super Bowl LI logo during press conference at the Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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6. Charlotte, North Carolina

The current temperature today in Charlotte, via Weather.com, is 65 degrees and the current extended forecast shows a high of 59 with a 50 percent chance of p.m. rain for Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 5. All things considered, based purely on a long-running precedent, warm January and February weather in a current NFL market fits the bill for a Super Bowl host city.

Charlotte is smaller compared to a lot of other NFL markets, but that hasn’t stopped past Super Bowls from being in Jacksonville, for example. Add in a more passionate fan base than seems to exist for the NFL in northern Florida, and suddenly Charlotte begins to stand out as an untapped Super Bowl host.

Jerry Richardson is one of the most senior principal team owners in the NFL, so he could lobby for the city that calls his Panthers home with some level of clout. The league should listen in that scenario, and Charlotte should not necessarily have to parlay public money for a new stadium to get a Super Bowl.

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