Dallas Cowboys Open $1.5B Practice Facility Featuring 12,000 Seats | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Sophia Dalton Todd Archer @toddarcherHere's a look at The Ford Center, the 12,000 seat stadium where Cowboys will practice, Frisco HS teams will play.
The Dallas Cowboys were far from frugal in building their new practice facility.
Shocking, eh?
In May, owner Jerry Jones confirmed that The Star would cost $1.5 billion, per Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Clarence Hill Jr @clarencehilljrCorrection: the area of Frisco where the Cowboys facility is being constructed is the $5 b. The Cowboys headquarters and retail is $1.5b
On Friday, media members got a look at the Ford Center practice field, which features 12,000 seats and a massive videoboard.
The Cowboys will share it with Frisco, Texas, high school football teams, hence the steep number of seats.
Here are a few more looks inside the near-stadium facility:
Ted Madden @tedmaddenView from the press box at the Ford Center. #Cowboys #TheStar
Community Impact FRS @impactnews_frsFrom the press box at 12,000 seat Ford Center in Frisco #FISD #Frisco #Cowboys #TheStar
Pat Doney @PatDoneyNBC5the new home of the @dallascowboys is sweet... @nbcdfw