When asked for comment by The Tennessean, a representative from the Tennessee Titans said there are no updates on the timeline of a Nashville Super Bowl and nothing is confirmed."We joined a large coalition with a letter of support for the idea of hosting a Super Bowl in Nashville," added Alex Apple, a spokesperson for mayor Freddie O'Connell's office. "But we've not been advised by the league of Nashville's selection or any potential dates."The NFL has not replied to multiple requests for comment. The Nashville Sports Council, an entity that boasts as being the "driving force of sports tourism" and event recruiting for the city, offered no comment on Patrick's report.NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, speaking in Nashville on Nov. 21, 2025 on the occasion of the new Nissan Stadium's steel topping out ceremony, was fairly emphatic and conclusive about the subject of a Super Bowl coming to Nashville on whatever timeline it took."The work that they've done here from the moment you had the draft (in 2019) and what you've done to change the trajectory of the draft ― you actually took the draft and you made it yours, but you did it in a way that was incredibly impactful to the NFL and the Titans ― and I think all of us at that moment had the wake-up moment that this is a Super Bowl-ready city," Goodell said.

"The one thing that's missing is the stage. I think now we're building a great stage."We have a process, but now I have every expectation you're going to see that type of thing in the future."The NFL changed its policies about Super Bowl host selection processes around 2018, when the league went from a bid-based process to an invitation-only method. So unlike the past, when Nashville would've had to outbid a more conventional host site like New Orleans, Los Angeles or Miami, the path to a Super Bowl in Nashville rests in the league's ability to cooperate with Nashville's civic leaders and representatives from the Titans.

In March, Titans executives including controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk and CEO Burke Nihill presented to league executives about the new Nissan Stadium project progress and expectations surrounding the new indoor facility. Official decisions about future Super Bowl host sites are voted on by league owners, usually three seasons in advance of the game. An example: Las Vegas was officially awarded the Super Bowl for 2029 on March 30 of this year.

This will be Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas' second Super Bowl since opening in July 2020. Las Vegas hosted its first Super Bowl in February 2024.Allegiant Stadium is the latest in the trend of cities being rewarded with Super Bowls after building new playing arenas. Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium, which opened in Sept. 2020, hosted its first Super bowl in February 2022 and will host again in 2027.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, which opened in 2017, hosted its first Super Bowl in February 2019 and will host again in 2028. Even cold-weather sites like U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis and MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey have been rewarded with Super Bowls within four years of opening their doors.The new Nissan Stadium is on track to open in February 2027 after breaking ground on the project in February 2024.

It is the centerpiece of Nashville's East Bank revitalization project, which is also expected to be home to a new Oracle campus, acres of green space and residential housing, among other new developments.Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on X @nicksuss. Subscribe to the Talkin’ Titans newsletter for updates sent directly to your inbox.This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: What Titans, mayor's office say about Nashville 2030 Super Bowl report