Do you think the days of the open air nfl stadium are numbered.
Retractable roofs nfl.
Retractable roofs are installed in the home fields of the cardinals colts cowboys falcons and texans.
In north american major sports leagues specific rules exist governing the movement of retractable roofs before and during gameplay.
Finally the rams will no longer have to.
In general if a game begins with the roof open and weather conditions become less favorable the home team may with the approval of the field officials and visiting team request the roof be closed.
The roof remains open unless precipitation or lightning is within the vicinity of the stadium the temperature drops below 40 f 4 c or wind gusts are greater than 40 miles per hour 64 km h in which case the roof operators will close the roof.
For retractable roofs the home team determines if the roof is to be opened or closed 90 minutes before kickoff.
The 1 450 ton 75 000 foot long cable net system was completed in october 2019.
In less than two weeks if the nfl moves forward as planned sofi stadium will open in inglewood after more than five years of design and construction.
Venue and the raiders las vegas digs will have some.
The operation of retractable roofs are subject to the ground rules set by the nfl.
These procedures are covered in the league s policy manuals not in the rulebook pregame procedureup to 90.
These rules vary between the nfl and mlb as well as from stadium to stadium.
The cables that the etfe sits on that come from germany that s also a very unique system that s not used everywhere in the world sulaiman said.