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Super Bowl 2014

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Super Bowl Practice at Jets Center Offers Opportunities

Some businesses and fans wonder what the impact will be of having one of the Super Bowl 2014 teams practice at Park Avenue facility.

Football fans, local businesses and law enforcement officials all are trying to gauge the impact of having one of next year's Super Bowl teams practice at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on Park Avenue ahead of the Feb. 2 game. Super Bowl 2014 will be the first Super Bowl ever played in New Jersey. Could it be a business boost? The practice means an influx of media and fans looking for places to stay and eat and things to do. Plus, there could be other, less obvious, business opportunities. At this year's Super Bowl in New Orleans, for example, local merchants helped the NFL acquire 100 feet of drapes so the opposing teams couldn't see each other when their practice times overlapped. Florham Park Councilman Charles Malone said …

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Super Bowl 2014 Team Will Practice at NY Jets Facility

Gov. Chris Christie says 'the countdown has officially begun' for next year's big game, which will be held in New Jersey for the first time.

The Super Bowl is fast approaching—it's next Sunday in New Orleans—but Gov. Chris Christie already is looking forward to next year's big game. The 2014 Super Bowl will be held in New Jersey for the first time and bring with it related media and celebratory events, including one of the competing teams holding practice next-door to Madison at the New York Jets practice facility off Park Avenue in Florham Park. The AFC team will practice at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in the borough, and Gov. Chris Christie and the National Football League on Thursday touted the practice facility in an announcement about Super Bowl events that will be held in the state. Media Day is scheduled to be held at the Prudential Center in Newark on Jan. …

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