Empty Promises

Officials thought they had a good shot of fixing seating problems ahead of game

NFL officials yesterday said that the league "knew of a potential Super Bowl XLV seating fiasco by the middle of last week," but "didn't alert fans to complications with temporary seating at Cowboys Stadium ... because they felt they had 'a very good shot' at getting the problems fixed and because they didn't know who exactly might be affected," according to a front-page piece by Benning & Farwell of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Officials said that about 1,250 ticket holders "were relocated or forced to watch Sunday's game on television monitors because the final installation of railings -- as well as the tightening of stairs and risers -- was not completed in six sections of temporary seats." NFL Exec VP/Business Operations Eric Grubman: ...