Police Say Noose Found At Construction Site Of Nfl Team's New Stadium: Report

Nashville Police said a noose was recovered astatine nan building tract of nan Tennessee Titans' caller stadium, according to ESPN.

The stadium is scheduled to unfastened for nan 2027 season, but activity has reportedly been halted for an investigation.

"This week, a racist and hateful awesome was discovered connected our site. There is nary spot for dislike aliases racism successful our workplace," nan Tennessee Builders Alliance, which is starring nan construction, said successful a statement. "We reported nan incident to rule enforcement, suspended activity and launched an investigation."

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Construction continues connected nan caller Nissan Stadium, early location of nan Tennessee Titans, successful Nashville April 22, 2025. (Denny Simmons/The Tennessean/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

"Obviously, this is an situation wherever we want to effort arsenic difficult arsenic we tin to forestall scenarios that mightiness beryllium fear- aliases hate-based," Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell said successful a statement. "We've taken immoderate steps, some pinch section policies, authorities argumentation and business pinch them to try, again, to support temperatures debased and forestall dislike incidents for illustration this. 

"It is very concerning. There is an unfastened investigation. I cognize nan Titans are cooperating pinch Metro Nashville Police, and we'll spot what that investigation turns up."

Construction of nan 200 level looking southbound astatine nan caller Nissan Stadium March 3, 2025, successful Nashville. (Mark Zaleski/The Tennessean/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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The stadium will spot 60,000 group and will costs an estimated $2 billion. More than half of that magnitude is nationalist funding, nan largest stadium subsidy successful U.S. history.

The Tennessee Builders Alliance besides said a reward has been made disposable for "information starring to nan recognition of nan individual responsible," and each workers will beryllium required to return anti-bias training.

The stadium will person a roof, dissimilar nan existent Nissan Stadium. Ground was surgery for nan stadium successful February 2024, and nan Tennessee State Tigers will besides play there. "New Nissan Stadium" will besides big nan Music City Bowl annually.

The venue is being built adjacent to nan existent stadium, which will beryllium demolished.

Work continues connected caller Nissan Stadium successful Nashville Dec. 20, 2024. (Denny Simmons/The Tennessean/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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