How did it become the WORST Stadium in the NFL?

Discussing the Washington Commanders stadium, FedEx Field
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[@MovieEggman]

65 year old Lambeau Field, opened during the 1950s is in far better condition than a stadium that was opened at the turn of the new millennium.

[@idkjames]

I wish they would build higher capacity facilities. Helps keep ticket prices down. Ive been to every stadium except sofi. Donr really have an issue with them. Also, dont agree with tax money paying for these stadiums.

[@djtrankilo231]

Soldier Field, that was open nearly 100 years ago and got a horrible renovation 20 years ago, is in better condition than FedEx Field

[@davidlafleche1142]

​@@djtrankilo231Soldier Field was not renovated. It was completely torn down and replaced.

[@davidlafleche1142]

Fenway Park is 112 years old and the Red Sox think it can last until 2061.

[@michaelking4762]

It’s easier to take care of a smaller stadium, thats why.

[@joeylawn36111]

I'm thinking that those upper-deck white crossbeams that were under the removed seats cannot be removed without compromising overall structural integrity.

[@AmoneyC]

Yeah and they don’t really look bad

[@MrBerdman77]

The pipes leaking septic water on fans during a game is the perfect symbol for Dan Snyder and FedEx Field

[@Aaron_R]

I think you mean sewer water. Septic tanks are buried underground and release waste water into the ground near a house or into a tank for a truck to come pump it out. An NFL stadium probably could never be served by a septic system.

[@evannelson4203]

The seats had to be removed to avoid blackouts. Y'all don't realize how long the fanbase has hated Dan Snyder....they knew they were in trouble 15 years ago. Fans weren't showing up.

[@TheJiggaNasty]

The worst part is there's absolutely nothing to do there outside the stadium. There's isn't a restaurant/bar, no mall, no Riverwalk. There's only a big church and a parking lot. When watching a WSH home games, TV stations like to show lives scenes of Washington DC like the White House, Capitol, or Lincoln Memorial, however Landover, MD isn't even close. It's like at least 15-20 miles away

[@collinparsons3363]

There was no way they could have gotten a new stadium without the ownership change. The mayor of DC said that she would not work with the team until they changed the name and changed the owner. I assume Maryland and Virginia were similar.

[@tqlla]

Virginia was fine with the owner and the name.

[@choossuck7653]

Thats called extortion

[@choossuck7653]

Funny thing is I live near the wampanoags. They all dont care about the name at all. Only woke Americans care about the name.

[@EmmanuelConstant747]

If they were smart - They would have removed all the obstructed view seats instead of the upper deck seats. At least that way it would have instantly been turned into a venue without a bad seat in the house. That alone could have gotten results in improving the crowd attendance.

[@robertlindey2538]

Dan Snyder brings back memories of 1971, when Robert Short was hated in the nation's capital because he started the process of moving the Senators MLB team to the D-FW.

[@Gage_Brumley]

FedEx Field to me always looks like the deformed child of Arrowhead and Giants Stadium

[@sethmizrachi8337]

The thing about the fully enclosed stadium is there's ABSOLUTELY NOTHING else to see in Landover

[@sethlivingstone1999]

Personally, I love the fully enclosed, massive upper deck design. Give me a stadium where the fans are packed in and close to the field. The Delta Center in Salt Lake City is a great example of basic design creating a super intimidating environment.

[@ousamaabdu794]

Great point

[@panowa8319]

It looks like the insides were put together with Legos.

[@malcolmhamilton8706]

I said the same thing 😂😂😂

[@JRZEKE99]

I was there on Labor Day 2011 for the Kickoff Classic between Boise St and Virginia Tech. Attendance was said to be about 87,000 and there were many upper deck seats available. Problem is getting to the upper deck! Have one escalator and one elevator! You have to walk a long way to get up there. Terrible!

[@sethlivingstone1999]

I went to a game there in 2010 when the capacity was 91k and it was freaking electric. It’s just sad that with the changing times, bad on field product and bad ownership of course, that this stadium will never get better. Even if they sold it out every week, it’s still a cookie cutter, much older version of what it used to be. Same could be said for the franchise as a whole after the name change.

[@DDDiego]

Hopefully they can start winning so everyone can get a couple more years out of the venue before they move to a new stadium even if it’s a dump

[@rowdycmoore]

JerryWorld is worse than this and MetLife, especially for the players. You'll probably say it's better because of the open areas behind the end zones, but that's WHAT makes it worse because Jerry had the place built with the field running east-west with the glass doors and windows, so in the afternoons the sun creates a terrible glare where the players literally cannot see on the field. What's worse is they WILL black out those windows when there's a concert or other event there but continuously refuse to do so for the games.

[@EmmanuelConstant747]

I Totally Agree !!! I've been saying MetLife is better than AT&T for a long time. MetLife Stadium has all the right aspects that make it among the best in the league. Top Level Success, Fan Comfort, Amenities, Tailgating and Solar Energy. Those are 5 solid credentials that qualifies MetLife Stadium as a Top 10 Stadium wether anyone likes the design of the building or not. There are reasons why it beat out SoFi Stadium for the rights to host the 2026 World Cup Finals. Stadiums should be judged by its reputation for Success, Not by building design.

[@DDDiego]

@@EmmanuelConstant747if only they had a good playing field though

[@EmmanuelConstant747]

@randomnflravensfan1994 What about it ? Haven't you guys heard ? MetLife has fully upgraded turf field.

[@chrisguardiano6143]

As a Premier League fan in addition to the NFL, I find it shocking that the Premier League decided to hold a couple of preseason Summer Series matches at FedEx Field this past summer considering how bad this stadium is. However those two preseason matches were sold out within minutes of tickets going on sale which in itself is remarkable & shows how popular the Premier League has become in the US in recent years.

[@theoxerbox3014]

It was ment to capture the large soccer market of dc and Northern Virginia also it has public transit not great but i took the meto to the game and it was packed and every train was for hours before and after the game

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Jack Kent Cooke wanted his own stadium, since RFK is owned by DC. FedEx was a cheap build since the land in Landover is just the boonies of PG County. IMHO, Oxon Hill would be an amazing locale since it'll be next to MGM Casino and next to the Potomac River across from VA

[@TheJiggaNasty]

I was just thinking it would be relevantly easy to buy Rosecroft Raceway in Oxen Hills, MD. That wouldn't be a terrible idea, but I'm still hesitant about staying PG county. Long time ago, I recall the idea to buy Laurel Raceways for what is now FedEx Field 🤷‍♂️

[@dustine7371]

It’s pg county though. They need to get out of there. They need places for fans to go before and after the games. No one wants to go hang out in pg county.

[@TickingClocks]

​@@dustine7371Agree. Only have been to M&T Bank for football but have been to FedEx twice for concerts and the area is quite frankly a bareen wasteland. Few hotels, no real restaurants. Nothing. Not to mention the stadium is falling apart and several were injured just trying to get to their seats when I went a couple months ago.

[@DDDiego]

⁠​⁠@@TickingClocksdon’t forget that it takes 2-3 hours just to get home especially after concerts due to how poorly run it is and the lack of transportation

[@58twright]

New rfk stadium will be awesome

[@HMF17]

Your wrong about the lease. The lease expires 2027. That’s 4 years from now.

[@LucaMVP]

Seating wise, the base of the stadium is actually not bad in my opnion. Probably one of the easier stadiums to renovate. The exterior is ugly but there is so much room for renovation and improvement

[@joek9353]

FedEx field was obsolete the minute the started making the blueprints for it.

[@jarvisfrederick4315]

The bucs paid way less around that time but chose a smarter design that was easy to upgrade

[@lawrenceswann3164]

I just drove by Fed Ex...seeme like just yesterday this dump was being built.

[@MrJamieBattle]

Oh lord, this dump. Also the road is actually a ring road that’s active when events aren’t happening. A WMATA Metrobus passes through the stadium as a regular route.

[@matthewkester3677]

Landover MD is a joke, no wonder the Wizards and Caps left

[@robertwiles8106]

That place is the pits.

[@allanvodicka8352]

Best place to see a football game is still sitting on my couch in my living room with a full refrigerator full of beer.

[@58twright]

I agree best seats in the house

[@ravivaithinathan1222]

Dan Snyder. That’s how.

[@phillyfan-182]

He’s gone now

[@58twright]

@@phillyfan-182thank god

[@phillyfan-182]

@@58twrightJosh Harris and Magic Johnson own the commanders

[@joecalf1896]

This franchise just sucks, period.

[@danimalman3]

Taking a deeper look its basically the titans stadium just with the seats all the way around. While the titans stadium doesn't appear to be nearly as bad its does make it look quite a bit worst. This stadium was really bad from the jump and thats just unfortunate.

[@marchingmatters4370]

The owner at the time loved The Meadowlands so he wanted a stadium just like that one. They made it so big because they had a long waiting list for season tickets at the time. It was a bad plan from day one.

[@maskunmasked7884]

Seems like their original intent was to have the biggest capacity stadium in the NFL. Everything else was just details.

[@JStorm13]

You forgot about the sewage spilling on fans

[@rockvilleraven]

It went from being the largest stadium in the NFL to the second largest stadium in the State of Maryland. M&T Bank is now the largest in the state in terms of capacity and that might be reduced when they do $400 million of renovations over the next 4 years in the offseasons.

[@augustusx82]

I remember when you couldn’t get into fed ex field cause it was so packed …then they started loosing. No Forrest in Landover though

[@jensonphillips1465]

You do know the Tigers’ GM and owner said the renovations aren’t finished, they just ran out of time on the walls? The double wall is a one year thing, I don’t know why Comerica always is catching strays in these videos.

[@mbkim8]

Anyone know what's up with the seat colors on the club level? When JKC was built, they were all gold; now, there's a bunch of burgundy seats sprinkled in. Looks weird.

[@supremeb3563]

Answer: Dallas Cowboys' Arlington stadium. 💙

[@shakycameratheater]

What is this "we". Why do we build stadiums on government expense?

[@theamateurbackyardgardener543]

It all starts with ownership. Case closed.

[@58twright]

Yes Dan Snyder was the worst owner in all of professional sports

[@ricky257]

1:45 "the design was already obsolete.'" Coming from a guy who is always talking shit about the rest of the 90' built stadiums... FedEx Field was with the times, just like any other 90's built stadium.

[@robertlindey2538]

Did the (at-that-time) Redskins lose any fans after the NFL returned to Baltimore (40 miles away)? The Ravens have won two Super Bowls since any DC NFL team (by whatever name) won any. After the Raiders fled to LA, the 49ers won four Super Bowls. Their first SB win was the last season the Raiders were in Oakland before moving southward (1981 Regular Season). Since the Raiders left Oakland the first time, they've developed many fan bases outside the SF Bay Area. Translation: great NATIONAL following, but the 49ers took control of the "bay." Heck, the Raiders are probably more popular today in LA than the Chargers.

[@DDDiego]

Even though the Rams won the Super Bowl two years ago, their home games are STILL raided by away fans. Gonna take more and more years of winning and a developing fanbase to sway more fans to come to games. LA has a lot of transplant fans due to the 20 year period of no teams so they just pick who they like or where they may have originally grown up. Football isn’t even the number one sport either so it’ll be hard to draw interest. Chargers are gonna take even longer to get the city to root for them since they didn’t really have much history in LA besides the 1960 season. Both owners of these teams are just focusing on the younger generation for the long term. Winning consistently will help these teams grow since LA has a strong knack for championship teams

[@ChawletMelk]

​@@DDDiego winning won't change anything. It'll take time. For younger kids to get older and grow up with the local team

[@jamie4622]

How did this stadium pass inspection every year? They should of left it the way it was, now it looks like a slice of pepperoni pizza 😂

[@diegohorton869]

Maryland Commanders? Change your location change the teams name they don’t know what the hell they’re doing .

[@DDDiego]

Or you can fix it by actually playing in DC

[@theamateurbackyardgardener543]

Padded numbers are easily stated. “Sellout” -um…no. That stadium didn’t have a sellout or even close since 2004.

[@apferrando]

Let’s be honest here. The day it opened it was the worst stadium in the NFL. It was never good. And to make it worse, it’s harder to get to from DC than M&T in Baltimore. Baltimore!

[@patoren3gou653]

Which team has worse attendance problems, the Red Bulls or the commanders?

[@raygv12]

Hopefully they reconsider RFK Stadium since it has more access to Public Transportation.

[@CGrascal]

A problem with that could be the fact a decent chunk of the parking lot is gone. It has been replaced with a kids' rec and sports ground.

[@pp3k3jamail]

Lmao you really think they're going to move into that small stadium in 2024 dude get real I can't believe you even thought to comment that🤦🏿‍♂️

[@58twright]

I’m pretty sure that the new stadium will be a new rfk stadium

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

How's the RFK demo going?

[@firetook1737]

Washington should buy back RFK and move back

[@pp3k3jamail]

​@@firetook1737lmao that place is a dump and the area around it has a lot of crime.

[@58twright]

@@firetook1737I think they will

[@jartstopsign]

On any given day, what's the over/under on how many times you say the word Renovation? Is it fair to say north of 100?

[@tstahler5420]

A s*it stadium for a s*it team in a s*it city.

[@mykeygostupid]

#httr🏹

[@yeeluvspizza]

Bring back the Redskins name first and foremost. Bring the team back to DC, where it belongs.

[@jimmaloney1121]

Hail to the Redskins

[@ShaneCutshaw-ki7uz]

The Dome At America's Center ( formely Edward Jones Dome ) is better than this stadium.

[@danimalman3]

What division has the best stadiums?

[@hudsondean2812]

AFC West

[@danimalman3]

@@hudsondean2812 can't argue with that at all. NFC north would be second. The worst has got to be AFC east. Miami is the only one that can host superbowls. Buffalo is getting replaced, new england is middle of the pack and new york is ok but will age the worst.

[@hudsondean2812]

@@danimalman3 I almost said NFC north but solider field drags down the entire division

[@marcus9434]

NFC West

[@danimalman3]

@@marcus9434 that's a good one too. Sofi, lumen and state farm are great. Levis is fine but too many issues.

[@williamstraughan2949]

fed ex didnot spend any money after built bad construction cheap labor

[@leod2874]

Let me ask you a question, have you been there before, recently? Is it the best stadium, of course not, but please give me a break saying it’s the worst one by far. Have you been to Buffalo, have you been to Nashville? I love your videos, think you do a great job, but please have some independent thought and don’t go by what you read and hear in the bias media.

[@TickingClocks]

Was there in August for a concert. The place is falling apart unfortunately. There were broken chairs and I saw multiple people fall just trying to get to their seats due to how rickety everything was. There's also absolutely nothing in the surrounding area. Oxon Hill makes more sense since the MGM is there and national harbor

[@JeffJadrich]

It leaked sewage onto fans and people fell because a railing broke. I haven't heard that about any other stadium.

[@DDDiego]

Like every year there is always something negative to cover about the venue. Not even 30 years and is falling apart as we speak. Soldier Field is nearly 100 years old and has ten times the atmosphere despite a bad renovation in the early 2000’s. FedEx is a dump and is truly the worst NFL stadium

[@bosoxfan2525]

They'll always be the Redskins to me.