Earlier this week, Jimmy and Dee Haslam expressed that they were working with the state of Ohio in hopes of having 20% of stadium capacity filled at FirstEnergy Stadium in 2020.
A few days later, Governor Mike DeWine released an order that talked about sports regulations in Ohio, including spectators at games. The order allows for the lesser of 15% of a stadium’s capacity or 1,500 fans. The capacity at FirstEnergy Stadium is over 67,000, and 15% of that would be about 10,000 fans. Between 10,000 and 1,500, that means FirstEnergy Stadium could only host 1,500 fans since it is the lesser of the two numbers.