NFL owners approved two Soldier Field renovation projects during the league’s virtual spring meetings — but neither was new construction. The approval was related to financing of the 2015 scoreboard installation and the 2019 videoboard installation at Gate 0 near the Walter Payton and George Halas statues, a source said Wednesday.
Initial social media reports of a vote about the Bears’ stadium project caught the attention of fans, considering that a 326-acre site — Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights — is for sale. The Bears, however, have a lease at Soldier Field through 2033.
The Bears installed seven digital video screens, including high-definition scoreboards in each end zone, inside the lakefront stadium in 2015.