{"id":815106,"date":"2026-03-16T09:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/815106\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:06:22","slug":"the-packers-are-considering-unspeakable-lambeau-field-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/815106\/","title":{"rendered":"The Packers Are Considering &#8216;Unspeakable&#8217; Lambeau Field Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Green Bay&#8217;s Lambeau Field is arguably the most iconic football stadium in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s by far the most famous venue in the National Football League. It&#8217;s history and pageantry is only rivaled by some iconic <a href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/college-football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:college football;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;college football&quot;}\" class=\"link \">college football<\/a> stadiums. That&#8217;s how special it is.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>But according to a new report, the Packers are considering what many would consider an &#8220;unspeakable&#8221; change to Lambeau Field. Green Bay is considering a naming rights deal, which would change the name of the legendary venue.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JULY 23: A general view during the pre-season friendly match between Bayern Munich and Manchester City at Lambeau Field on July 23, 2022 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Justin Casterline\/Getty Images)Justin Casterline&amp;sol;Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/86bd0d09fdbb2d232e361352fd0e9163.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN &#8211; JULY 23: A general view during the pre-season friendly match between Bayern Munich and Manchester City at Lambeau Field on July 23, 2022 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Justin Casterline\/Getty Images)Justin Casterline&amp;sol;Getty Images<\/p>\n<p> (Justin Casterline&amp;sol;Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with Ben Fischer of\u00a0Sports Business Journal, Packers president and CEO Ed Policy shared that he was considered about his franchise&#8217;s ability to compete moving forward. The Packers could be at a disadvantage, given that they are owned by the fans, while private equity money is being funneled into other teams.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you think about, any other team, they\u2019ve got deep-pocketed owners, most of them are worth significantly more than that, and they could sell less than 10% of their team, give up no controlling interest, and raise a heck of a lot more than that,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Articles\/2026\/03\/12\/nonprofit-packers-see-threat-coming-in-nfl-boom-times\/?publicationSource=newsletters&amp;issue=69b2fd59c2aa6f77c907caf2&amp;utm_source=sbj&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Policy told Fischer.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Policy told Fischer.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Policy told Fischer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Something that is on the table: a naming rights deal for Lambeau Field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re soon to be the only stadium without naming rights,\u201d Policy said. \u201cThat\u2019s not a threshold we\u2019re looking to cross any time soon, but we might be a little more aggressive with some of the other entitlement inventory we just hadn\u2019t taken advantage of in the past, including things like training facility entitlements and the Titletown campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Miller Stadium at Lambeau Field, or Lambeau Field presented by Amazon, is something that could be coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinance and economics really don\u2019t play into our football decision-making right now, and it\u2019s my job to ensure that it never does,\u201d Policy told Fischer. \u201cGiven the pace that the expenses have accelerated over the past few years, if we find ourselves falling behind, it\u2019s going to be really hard to catch up. So, we have to keep ourselves in a position where we\u2019re not falling behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NFL fans already dreading potential change<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is unspeakable. Don&#8217;t do it!&#8221; one fan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As one of the last remaining unnamed venues, we MUST keep LAMBEAU field. It\u2019s way too iconic to tamper with,&#8221; one fan added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not selling the naming rights is part of what makes the Packers so unique in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/nfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NFL&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NFL<\/a> and American sports,&#8221; one fan added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The quote says it&#8217;s not happening anytime soon but the idea of the Hutson Center, Hinkle and Nitschke Field losing their name was enough to kill my vibe when I read this yesterday. Big red flag,&#8221; one fan added.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Policy is starting his new position like this he&#8217;s not going to be in Wisconsin very Long. You should Respect what&#8217;s worked for 100 years before you came, Policy!!&#8221; one fan added.<\/p>\n<p>NFL fans are rightfully already getting upset about the possibility.<\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/nfl\/packers-lambeau-field-name-change-possibility\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Spun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Spun&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Spun<\/a> on Mar 15, 2026, where it first appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/nfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NFL&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NFL<\/a> section. 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