DENVER — A not-so-well-kept secret is out, as the Broncos officially announced plans for a Burnham Yard stadium set to open in 2031 , almost exactly a mile from the existing Empower Field site.
The Broncos and city leaders claim taxpayers will be off the hook for the new stadium and a surrounding mixed-use district as the plans call for the Walton-Penner group – the richest owners in sports – to cover all of the costs.
It’s a “dream come true” for Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, who sat down with Denver7 Sports’ Lionel Bienvenu to talk about what a new stadium would mean for Denverites and area sports fans.
The mayor said a new stadium would make Denver “definitively the best sports city in America” for more than just the state-of-the-art facility and competitive on-field product.
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