Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie made it clear that “all options are on the table” for the team’s future home as the lease at Lincoln Financial Field expires in 2032, according to Olivia Reiner of the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. The team is “conducting ‘exploratory research’ on the prospect of a new or renovated stadium.” Lurie said that in the next year or two, he “aims to have a more ‘definitive approach’ to their stadium plans.” For now, the Eagles are “taking it slow” with the exploratory process, using the latest NFL stadiums belonging to the Titans and Bills, as well as renovated international stadiums such as Bernabéu in Madrid and Camp Nou in Barcelona, as case studies. Since 1971, the Eagles have called the South Philadelphia Sports Complex their home. Lurie would not rule out “any potential locations if the team builds a new stadium, even if that means leaving South Philadelphia.” He “repeatedly emphasized” that the fan experience “is his top priority in the stadium plans.” He added that he “doesn’t have any ‘non-negotiables,’ even as it pertains to the decision to include a dome on their home.” Lincoln Financial Field turns 23 years old in August. But Lurie mentioned that just because the Eagles’ facilities are aging “doesn’t necessarily mean that they can’t be improved or that a new stadium is a foregone conclusion” (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 3/31).
