NFL considering moving Panthers/Vikings game from Charlotte due to unrest

[RammerJammer]

A source told Fox46 in Charlotte that the game, scheduled for a noon Sunday kickoff at Bank of America Stadium in the heart of Charlotte, just blocks from where much of the violence Tuesday and Wednesday occurred, could be moved to an unnamed location.

The Charlotte Observer is reporting the team and league are discussing security measures and that "moving or postponing the game is currently not on the table."

We will have updates on startribune.com today as more is learned about these discussions.

The shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old black man, has sent the city into turmoil this week.

Police said Scott had a gun in his hand while getting out of a car and threatened police officers. Family members said Scott was disabled and was reading a book while waiting to pick up his son from the school bus.

Demonstrators have been protesting this week, and the violence escalated Tuesday and Wednesday. Over 20 people, including police and protesters, have been injured in the violence. Heavy damage was reported in the University City section of the city, and then later in the Uptown section of Charlotte, the popular nightlife and cultural center of the city.

In Baltimore last season, Major League Baseball postponed two Orioles-White Sox games and played a game without fans after protests in the city. The Orioles' next series against Tampa was then moved to Florida.

In 2010, the Vikings had two games postponed and one game moved, but all because of weather. A Dec. 12 game against the Giants was postponed for a day and moved to Detroit after the collapse of the Metrodome roof. The following week, the Vikings-Bears game was moved to TCF Bank Stadium because of the roof damage. And the next week, the Vikings-Eagles game was moved from Sunday to Tuesady because of a blizzard in Philadelphia.

Where would they move it to? Minnesota? Columbia?

 

[MikelArteta]

 

[Morose Polymath]

@Henry Orbit I feel you breh this season and this year has been one giant L for the state of North Carolina

 

[AtlienInTheGoodieMob]

They could use some of the college fields, or if they need a nfl ready field they could use the Georgia dome since its close and the Falcons are in NO

 

[Henry Orbit]

@Henry Orbit I feel you breh this season and this year has been one giant L for the state of North Carolina

Can't spell Charlotte or Carolina without an L

 

[AVXL]

Clemson would be the closest & best option since they don't play in Death Valley this wknd, but I'd be surprised if it got moved.

 

[*Hulks Up*]

I see the Nascar races aren't considering moving.

 

[BlackAchilles]

 

[RammerJammer]

Clemson would be the closest & best option since they don't play in Death Valley this wknd, but I'd be surprised if it got moved.

Both Death Valley and Williams Brice Stadium are larger than Bank of America Stadium

 

[*Hulks Up*]

They should keep the game where it is and just ban all the fans like they did for that one baseball game in Baltimore, man that was hilarious.

 

[David_TheMan]

Black citizens in the city should boycott the Panthers.
Its bad enough the state forces all the tax payers to subsidize the stadium.

 

[King Poetic]

south carolina william brice stadium or clemson

 

[Rekkapryde]

south carolina william brice stadium or clemson

Yup.

What's so funny about all of this shyt is that the solution to these issues are really fukkin simple at the core. Hold these mufukkaz accountable.

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

Clemson would be the closest & best option since they don't play in Death Valley this wknd, but I'd be surprised if it got moved.

They move this game they losing on whatever field they play on.

 

[ExodusNirvana]

I hope wherever it is, they protest the fukk out of that area right outside