Pittsburgh Wants a Super Bowl at Heinz Field

Of course every cold weather team is now dreaming of a Super Bowl after NJ/NY was able to get the game in 2014. Count Pittsburgh in on that list according to the Tribune Review:

As president of Visit Pittsburgh, the region’s official tourism agency, Joe McGrath would like to work with the Rooney family on helping Pittsburgh follow New York/New Jersey’s lead in hosting an outdoor Super Bowl. “I’d be more than happy to put in a bid for it. I tried to convince the Steelers before they built the new stadium to put a dome on it. Frankly they said, “Our fans won’t go for that.” I said, “But we can get a Super Bowl.” They said, “Eh, we get enough.” … But it does make a tremendous difference in our January. The hospitality community here lives and dies by the Steelers getting into the playoffs in January. We don’t meet the seating requirements (for a Super Bowl). They can pack it in (at Heinz Field), and sometimes they bend it. Certainly the Rooneys and the Steelers’ organization and those ins with the National Football League – it can happen. I wouldn’t put it out of mind.”