When the Patriots in late 2021 announced plans for a major Gillette Stadium renovation, they promised a new outdoor video board that would be the largest in the United States.
They certainly delivered on that.
The New England Patriots hope their new offense is just as striking as their record-breaking video board that was unveiled Tuesday. The new video board, which is part of a $250 million renovation to Gillette Stadium, measures 22,200 square feet (370 x 60), features a curved radius, and includes 20 million pixels.
“We wanted something big,” Kraft Sports + Entertainment CEO Jim Nolan said at Tuesday’s unveiling, per ESPN’s Mike Reiss. “Once you start designing it, the curved radius and you start doing the math — we were right there to be the largest outdoor video board in North America. So, we said, ‘Let’s make sure it is.'”
The video board is five times the size of the one it replaces.
We are not sure if it is good enough to attract free agents DeAndre Hopkins and/or Dalvin Cook. The Patriots can only hope their on-field product takes as big of a step forward as their 21-year-old stadium has.
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The team is coming off an 8-9 season in 2022 and is just 25-25 since Tom Brady departed after the 2019 season. The Patriots haven’t had much success at home as they boast only a 13-12 record in the last three seasons.
The Patriots will debut the changes for a national TV audience, the defending NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles when they play their highly anticipated home opener on Sept. 10.
