The Broncos in March "booted season-ticket holders who didn’t go to a single game last season," and it has "outraged some long-time season-ticket holders who question how the Broncos can prove what tickets were sold and why they weren’t warned of the policy," according to Mike Chambers of the DENVER POST. Through Monday the process had "led to upgraded seats for 144 accounts and about 400 seats." The forced non-renewals will "allow the Broncos to make season tickets available to some fans on the 75,000-person waiting list for the first time in six years and increase its very limited single-game ticket allotment." Broncos VP/Public Relations Patrick Smyth said their legal "weeding out" is based on technology in the electronic secondary market and is putting "more tickets in the hands" of Broncos fans. The season-ticket policy "states that every account is a revocable license issued annually." Smyth said that some season-ticket accounts were "reinstated by proving the holders sold everything" in '16 because of health issues or a military commitment (DENVER POST, 5/3).
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT: In N.Y., Seth Walder notes it "sounds like season ticket holders at MetLife Stadium should be able to resell their tickets all they want without the fear of having them pulled away from them." A Giants spokesperson said the Giants do "not have the right nor have they considered revoking season ticket holders for fans reselling their tickets." A Jets spokesperson said that the team has "never contemplated taking such an action, either" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 5/5).
