The New York Giants and Jets have informed the NFL they are interested in hosting another Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium when the showcase games are awarded in 2018.
According to Gary Myers of the New York Daily News, Giants co-owner John Mara told the newspaper that the Giants and Jets have let the league know of their desire in hosting either Super Bowl LVI in 2022 or Super Bowl LVII in 2023 at the stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
“We have informed them of our interest in both games,” Mara said. “We hope to pursue another Super Bowl. We’re not sure yet of the date.”
The Giants and Jets hosted Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2, 2014.
At the NFL meetings last week, owners approved host sites for Super Bowls LIII, LIV and LV, the theme being all three cities are unwrapping brand new stadiums or rebuilt venues.
Atlanta, which will soon roll out Mercedes-Benz Stadium, was awarded Super Bowl LII in 2019, and Miami, which is undergoing more than $400 million in renovations at Sun Life Stadium, will get Super Bowl LIV in 2020.
Los Angeles, now the home of the Rams, was awarded Super Bowl LV, which will be played at owner Stan Kroenke’s $2.6 billion privately funded stadium and entertainment complex in Inglewood, Calif.
Next year’s Super Bowl LI will be played in Houston, and the 2018 game, Super Bowl LII, will be played in the Minnesota Vikings’ new stadium that opens this season in Minneapolis.
Cities and teams have been notifying the NFL of their interest in hosting future Super Bowls. In the fall of 2017, the Super Bowl Advisory Committee will pick which cities will be eligible to bid.
Tampa and New Orleans were finalists for Super Bowls awarded last week and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sent letters to the Buccaneers and Saints, urging them to keep bidding for future games.