Why Do the New York Giants and Jets Play in New Jersey?

[@rjaparri]

you've got some of the best sports content anywhere on youtube, your videos remind me of john wilson's documentary style. keep up the great work, I'll be looking out for more videos!

[@baseballheirlooms]

Love John Wilson. Thanks for the compliment!

[@Guspech750]

What an awesome video!

[@EmmanuelConstant747]

In answer to your title question - It is better to build a stadium in the secluded sports complex in the New York - New Jersey Metro Area than the heart of New York's legendary traffic. It may be on the Jersey side, But it's close enough to Manhattan to have a great view of the New York skyline, Giving the it a solid New York atmosphere.

[@jerryn.1823]

Both the "They're Too Ashamed to call themselves the New Jersey Giants" and the "They're Too Ashamed to call themselves the New Jersey Jets" play their home games in New Jersey because there is no room for a football stadium along with acres & acres of parking anywhere in the 5 Boroughs of New York City. The ownerships of both teams don't know the meaning of the word gratitude meaning that if it were not for the State of New Jersey giving them the all of that meadowlands real estate to build their football palace, Both teams would be stuck playing their home games in NYC baseball stadiums playing second fiddle to baseball teams. So both the Giants & Jets insist in still playing this silly game of charades better known as Let's Pretend that East Rutherford is the 6th borough of NYC. It's not about municipal border lines, it's about state border lines.

[@SnuggieMaple]

New Jersey Jets sounds good tho

[@billbullock1713]

It's Jersey team now😂😂😂😂

[@ManChan-w5p]

The Jets gotta be cursed.

[@TheRoadTripChannel]

How about the MSL??? - The New York City Football Club - The New York Red Bulls The Red Bulls play in the Town of Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey (Red Bull Arena). The NYCFC play at Yankee Stadium.

[@JetsOnTop1]

@@SnuggieMapleNew Jersey Giants make more sense tho if the jets are moving

[@JohnnyMarsan]

East Rutherford is only 11 miles away from Manhattan. The 49ers, Cowboys, Dolphins, Commanders, Rams/Chargers are all further away from their respective cities than the Meadowlands is to NYC.

[@tani2669]

Great Video!!

[@CashMoneyCaz]

Was at the Monday night game vs Minny in 79 where the Jets chant spoke

[@GloriaGrothe]

I'm curious about the future plans for MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where the UFL's New Jersey Generals and the NFL's New York Giants play. I'm also interested in what's in store for the NFL's New York Jets and the UFL's New York Hitmen in Manhattan, New York.

[@mtmdesign1]

Awesome video! Hilarious! Comparing Met Life stadium to an air conditioner is brilliant.

[@exmaj5040]

Great video! Nice shot at 4:03 of California native Fred Dryer in his rookie season (1969) with the Giants.

[@KByrd80]

This video was uploaded over a year ago as I’m watching this..& it’s so funny the Patriots just beat the Jets again! With a backup QB & the Jets having Rodgers and Adams

[@bonecanoe86]

It's almost easier to get to the meadowlands from Philly than New York lol

[@miker6840]

@@bonecanoe86 no. This video is retarded and made by someone who doesnt live here. From Penn Station NY to the meadlowlands is a 30 minute venture- driving is far worse because traffic when leaving typically. If the stadiums were in NY the chaos would be 10x as bad. Anyone leaving a yankee playoff game knows this and YS capacity is half of what the meadowlands is.

[@Meagainsttheworld-qt5wc]

Your pushing it pal

[@stevenjames1138]

Thanks for the history lesson! Even though I'm a lifelong Jets fan, I never knew the whole story before. Thanks also for mentioning that the Jets have one of the coolest names but stubbornly insist on only using a word as their logo.

[@elazarta]

You learn something new every day

[@412StepUp]

And you forget something everyday too.

[@chrisbacos]

The bulk of the fan base for both teams is now in New Jersey

[@Meagainsttheworld-qt5wc]

Thats 100% not true

[@Peq92]

Solution: Jets move to their own stadium near NYC but still in New York. The giants stay in a MetLife stadium and change their name to the NJ giants

[@JetsOnTop1]

Fr

[@NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND-e1s]

No reverse the teams and it's a go👍🏾

[@DarshawnDriggins_1999]

Jets are jersey giants ny

[@jintsfan]

Imagine showing the Jets logo before the Giants. 😬

[@tjmoosemanzata4384]

This guy is great! Can someone please splurge and get dude a better microphone!? I believe he’s earned it! 👍

[@TJsWorld7]

They ain't gonna demolish A building in NYC for a sports stadium. And why can't they just go NORTH of New York City and the Jets just share the stadium

[@steves9964]

The same tired argument seemingly posed by everyone outside of the New York area. They should be called New Jersey, blah, blah, blah. The problem is the "New York" in their names doesn't, hasn't and never will refer to New York State; they're the city's teams. They represent New York City, a metropolis that millions identify with whether they live within the five boroughs, on Long Island, up in the Hudson Valley, or in parts of other states such as southern Connecticut of northern New Jersey. So they're still called "New York". Buffalo doesn't play in Buffalo; Dallas doesn't play in Dallas; Washington doesn't play in Washington; and San Francisco doesn't play in San Francisco. I'm sure there are others but who cares? I'm from Long Island which is where the Jets should still be based, but aside from that I've never encountered someone from New Jersey that has a problem with the teams still being called New York. New York City is their city just as it is mine.

[@javianjohnson8746]

You're absolutely right. Buffalo Bills, SF 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, hell even technically the Miami Dolphins don't play their home games in the city that's in their name. People need to either stop with this nonsense, or hold the other teams listed to the same standard

[@stevenbis8712]

The Stadium renovation was two seasons 74-75

[@OfficialTissue24]

I was at that jets game

[@SnuggieMaple]

Because if they moved to New Jersey they wouldn’t be able to gain fan base from both New Jersey and New York But if they keep calling themselves New York teams while playing in New Jersey they can make way more money and get way more fans

[@chrisrhoads8256]

Give jets a new home in New York City/ new york 💵

[@ankxsillencer5657]

Imma be real, if MetLife was built just a bit closer to NYC or even in Newark, it’ll be a lot cooler. It’s built in a style that looks like it was for a city that means business. LA looks calm and warm, Philly and Boston reminds people of the Revolution, the Rust Belt cities reminds people of when those cities boomed. NYC is dense, silver skyline, and efficient. Think of all the things NYC is known for besides the Statue of Liberty that half the island isn’t even owned by NY state. Empire State Building is just an office building, Madison square garden is an arena built within the train station for efficiency, buildings, packed walking, etc. NYC is built to be efficient and that is what MetLife reminds me of. It’s still and ugly stadium with literally nothing near it except a mall that was built because nothing was near it, but if we all push the stadium a bit closer to the NYC skyline, I think it’ll look a lot better. Oh and build a parking deck

[@steves9964]

I like what you've said about cities and regions. I agree that one way to describe NYC is its efficiency, while still others that are perhaps more poignant would be its passion and character. That's where Metlife fails. It's reminds me more of the crumbling train stations and airports we had which are in most cases the first thing a non-New Yorker sees when visiting. It's amazing to me that we can't have nice things here. We erect residential buildings larger than even the Empire State Building where the world's elite can come and live in for two weeks, but we can't have decent stadiums or public spaces unless the taxpayers pony up for most of it. It pains me to say, but the state of our pro teams are emblematic of where the city now is. It's just not what it once was. New York is more of an idea or a memory now; it's not a city by and for the people.

[@666kingdrummer]

To sum it all up, New York City is it's own worst enemy. Blame New Jersey all you want, but you know is true, otherwise North Jersey wouldn't be New York lite.

[@Rod-rx5rr]

i want jets go back to ny and shea stadium was real home to ny jets

[@user-mr3fh6xl1o]

You get a thumbs up for the side rants.

[@EpicGammingCrew]

Never heard a pipe dream quite like NYC 2012 lol

[@davedamien735]

So because they don't theme, makes the studium suck? Wow you obviously have never been to a game there. Best place to watch a game hands down.

[@ManChan-w5p]

How come American football is only popular in America?

[@grantorino2325]

It's our sport, kind of how _Thanksgiving_ is our holiday. We happily watch baseball, track and field, and basketball-and celebrate Christmas, Easter, and Mother's Day-as part of the community of nations. 🌎 But we also watch football-and celebrate Thanksgiving-as one big American family. 🇺🇸

[@ManChan-w5p]

@@grantorino2325 Training camp and preseason in the summer? That's inhumane.

[@miker6840]

@@ManChan-w5p so then construction workers are inhumane?

[@ManChan-w5p]

@@miker6840 No football is a seasonal sport for Autumn and winter. Expanding it is brutal for the players. Construction workers don't tackle each other.

[@miker6840]

@@ManChan-w5p football players dont tackle eachother neither training camp. 1:5th of the season has always been played in summer whereas college essentially 1/3rd of the season is played. The death rate in the nfl is light years lower than construction.

[@Mynameiszak69]

Jets are planning on moving to queens soon

[@ManChan-w5p]

Where Flushing?

[@tedquinn6596]

I hope you're right!

[@littleblackduck3134]

They ain't going nowhere

[@9ine7even3hree]

Should move to Long Island or Staten Island

[@chrisrhoads8256]

I believe that the j.e.t.s 🏈at Shea 🏟 stadium back n the day & giants 🏈 Yankee Stadium 🏟💪

[@camerondelamotte159]

Mets and Yankees spent all the money

[@mrmikemontei9810]

Like... the red bulls ny....

[@jdiament3774]

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[@1223jamez]

This narrator is a clown 🤡!

[@LeighMet]

They were forced to remove the NY from their logo. Trump bought the team after the 1983 season.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Trump has never been the owner of the NY Giants The Mara family has owned them from 1925 to this day

[@LeighMet]

@@michaelleroy9281 He bought the NJ Generals after the 1983 USFL season

[@Rod-rx5rr]

leon hess buy ny jets from sonny w in 1990

[@LeighMet]

@@Rod-rx5rr oh way earlier he forced him out in 1969

[@EmmanuelConstant747]

You talk as if MetLife Stadium is the only stadium out of place. Let the Track Record Speak For Itself : MetLife Stadium in New Jersey - Home of the Giants & Jets - 4 miles from New York - 10 Minute Drive SoFi Stadium in Inglewood - Home of the Chargers and Rams - 12 miles from Los Angeles - 16 Minute Drive AT&T Stadium in Arlington - Home of the Cowboys - 20 miles away from Dallas - 28 Minute Drive Gillette Stadium in Foxborough - Home of the Patriots - 22 miles from New England - 45 Minute Drive Levis Stadium in Santa Clara - Home of the 49ners - 45 Miles from San Francisco - 49 Minute Drive You now have proof MetLife Stadiums location could have been alot worse.

[@HlebV]

What about public transport and traffic jams? Just a question. New England is a region, not a city.

[@EmmanuelConstant747]

@@HlebV It makes no difference. My point is MetLife Stadiums location is better than most people give it credit for. It may be in New Jersey, But it's close enough to have a solid New York atmosphere with a great view of the New York Skyline. Plus the fact that it's alot more spacious in New Jersey than it could ever be in New York. The Cowboys chose to build their stadium in Arlington rather than Dallas because of similar traffic issues, But nobody has anything to say about that. Not every team can build a stadium at the heart of the city they represent, So you take what you can get. Wether anyone realize it or not - More than half the stadiums in the NFL has traffic issues that are worse than MetLife Stadium.

[@asssfukcocsukmotherf]

@@EmmanuelConstant747really can’t call them a NY TEAM when they are playing in NJ……ITS NOT THE NY DEVILS NOW IS IT…

[@davedamien735]

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