The Green Bay Packers are reportedly not planning to expand Lambeau Field, a decision that feels wild when you consider their season-ticket waiting list is a staggering 163,000 people deep. Talk about leaving money on the table, especially when the team’s president and CEO, Ed Policy, has been talking about revenue disparities. It just feels like they’re looking at a different playbook than everyone else.
Holding Back On Those Extra Seats
So, here’s the deal: adding more than 7,000 seats to Lambeau Field is off the table. Richard Ryman of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, via Sports Business Journal, broke down that even though those seats would bring in considerably more revenue and knock a “small chunk” off that insane waiting list, the team isn’t pulling the trigger. Why? The big fear is it could make the stadium “too big for its potential uses.” Plus, they’re worried those extra seats would “take a long time” to pay for themselves, especially with only 10-12 events happening there annually. It makes you wonder about the long-term vision, right? You’d think with that kind of demand, the seats would fill themselves.
More Than Just Revenue: A Rare Lost Season Looms
But honestly, the revenue concerns might be just the tip of the iceberg. Beyond the dollars and cents, the Packers are staring down some much bigger issues on the field. After more than 30 years of basically being a consistent contender, the word out there is the team could be on the front end of a “rare lost season.” That’s a huge shift for a franchise used to being in the mix. What does a lost season mean for a team worried about seats paying for themselves? It means even *more* empty seats as the weather gets nasty, especially with four home games scheduled on or after December 13. Imagine having 163,000 people wanting a ticket, but then worrying your current seats won’t even be full. That’s a rough spot to be in.
This whole situation has to be a gut punch for a fanbase so passionate they’ve got a multi-decade waitlist for tickets. They’re facing a potential lost season, and the team’s response isn’t to lean into their incredible fanbase with more capacity, but to hunker down. Let’s see how those December games look with the cold weather and a struggling team.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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