<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Baseball is back in Washington, and football may follow. Even though the Washington Redskins' stadium is not even 10 years old, D.C. officials plan to approach team owner Dan snyder this summer about building a new stadium in the city, according to the May 5 Washington Business Journal. Why would he consider this? There are two great reasons for him to bring the Washington Redskins home.The first is that the land FedEx Field sits on is very valuable. It is 200 acres in Prince George's County next to the Capital Beltway and Metro. The site could fetch half a billion dollars on the market. It is ripe to be developed for homes. The stadium could be remodeled into a shopping mall, as the infrastructure is suited for the conversion. With great access, parking and plenty of space, this spot has the potential to become the Tysons Corner of Maryland. It is too valuable to be empty 355 days a year, as it is now. Our Strategy for a Democratic Iraq? Nuri al-Maliki | Our government will pursue an uncompromising agenda to deliver security and services to the Iraqi people and combat rampant corruption. * Robinson: When Life Makes You Cry Uncle * Krauthammer: A Ban We Don't (Yet) Need * Dionne: Lessons for Liberals in CaliforniaOPINIONS SECTION: Toles, EditorialsWho's Blogging?Read what bloggers are saying about this article. * Harry Hog Football - Home of the Original Redskins Fans' PodcastFull List of Blogs (1 links) ?Most Blogged About ArticlesOn washingtonpost.com | On the webSave & Share * Tag This Article Saving options1. Save to description: Headline (required)2. Save to notes (255 character max): Blurb3. Tag This ArticleThe second is that the District offers Snyder the opportunity to build a customized stadium to replace the one he inherited when he bought the team. FedEx Field was hastily built and is one of the worst venues in the NFL because of its location, large size and poor sightlines.Snyder has aspirations to host the Super Bowl, and to do that he needs a stadium with a roof. He could build that at the RFK Stadium site after the Washington Nationals move out in two years. With the proceeds from the sale of FedEx Field, he could finance the new stadium himself. The location at the end of Capitol Hill is close to the power center of Washington and is a better draw to host more special events.Building in the District is hard, as evidenced by the recent imbroglio over the Nationals' stadium. The city is notoriously difficult to work with (it reneged on stadium deals four times with the late Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke). The winner of November's mayoral election will determine how this progresses. That person should invite the Redskins back in, because it will mean a sports renaissance for Washington.</div>Man, if they do this, I hope they make that one the biggest stadium too... over 91,000.
There is no way politicians agree to spend money on a new stadium thats only 10 years old unless Snyder is willing to contribute serious cash to the project.
