Broncos still targeting 2031 opening for Burnham Yard stadium despite hurdles

Denver7 · Aug 04, 2026 · 1050 words · By Ryan Fish

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What to know about Broncos still targeting 2031 opening for Burnham Yard stadium despite hurdles

DENVER — The Broncos are still planning to build their new stadium at the Burnham Yard site in the heart of Denver in time for the 2031 season, but team president Damani Leech acknowledged the project faces challenges.

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Leech told reporters over the weekend that goal would require breaking ground sometime next spring or early summer.

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But, he also admitted to some “concern” the timeline won’t be met.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Broncos still targeting 2031 opening for Burnham Yard stadium despite hurdles?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Leech suggested the new stadium would include the sale of personal seat licenses (PSL), upfront fees ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars for the right to buy season tickets?
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Claim 1: “Leech suggested the new stadium would include the sale of personal seat licenses (PSL), upfront fees ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars for the right to buy season tickets.”

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Multiple sources report that the Broncos are likely to use Personal Seat Licenses (PSLs) for the new stadium, though it is noted as not yet official.

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web search NEUTRAL — Personal Seat Licenses Are Employed by More Than 20 NFL Teams.When the Denver Broncos announced plans to build a new stadium, fans - aka taxpayers - across the State of Colorado let out a collective g…
https://espnwesterncolorado.com/ixp/49/p/new-broncos-stadium…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Broncos need about 20 acres currently occupied by Denver Water operations for the development to move forward.One of the biggest unanswered questions is whether the Broncos will require personal s…
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-broncos-burnham…

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web search NEUTRAL — It's not official, but it certainly sounds like the Denver Broncos will use personal seat licenses (PSLs) when they build their new stadium, which they hope to break ground on in 2027. PSLs are a one-…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/broncos-season-ticket-hold…

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Claim 2: “Leech pointed to conversations over a community benefits agreement (CBA) between the team and neighbors in the La Alma Lincoln Park neighborhood.”

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Multiple sources confirm that a coalition of community organizations from the La Alma-Lincoln Park area is negotiating a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with the Broncos.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Broncos Stadium is a proposed retractable roof stadium in Denver, Colorado, U.S., scheduled to open in 2031. The stadium will serve as the home venue for the National Football League (NFL) team De…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Broncos_Stadium

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional football player. He was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Super Bowl 50 was an American football game to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2015 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos defeated…
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Claim 3: “We proposed a meeting more than four weeks ago and only heard yesterday that ownership wants to move forward.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results for 'Andy Burnham' and 'Bo Burnham', providing no information about the meeting request from the community group.

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web search NEUTRAL — Burnham identifies as a socialist and is associated with the Labour Party 's soft left; he is also a member of the Co-operative Party, which is allied with Labour. His political ideology has been call…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Burnham

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web search NEUTRAL — Burnham's work combines elements of filmmaking with music, sketch, and stand-up comedy, commonly with a dramatic, satirical, or tragic twist that is often left open to interpretation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Burnham

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web search NEUTRAL — Burnham Commercial is a leading manufacturer of high-quality boilers and boiler control systems for commercial and industrial applications.
https://www.burnhamcommercial.com/

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Claim 4: “Burnham Yard Community Action... has twice sent detailed questions to the ownership group and is still awaiting substantive answers.”

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The specific detail that the group has 'twice sent detailed questions' is found in one specific web search result.

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web search NEUTRAL — “Burnham Yard Community Action, the coalition of organizations working on the Community Benefits Agreement, has twice sent detailed questions to the ownership group and is still awaiting substantive a…
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/broncos-still-target…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Broncos have not announced when they expect to release stadium renderings or make a decision on whether personal seat licenses will be part of the project.Featured Local Savings. Broncos say Burnh…
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-broncos-burnham…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Broncos — who announced Burnham Yard in September as the preferred site for a new stadium development — are working with civic leaders, community members and other stakeholders to finalize the sit…
https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/it-s-an-ambitious-timelin…

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Claim 5: “The Broncos are still planning to build their new stadium at the Burnham Yard site in the heart of Denver in time for the 2031 season”

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Multiple independent web sources and a Wikipedia entry confirm the Broncos' plan to build a retractable-roof stadium at Burnham Yard with a target completion date of 2031.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West divis…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Empower Field at Mile High is an American football stadium in the western United States, located in Denver, Colorado. Opened 25 years ago in 2001, its primary tenant is the Denver Broncos of the Natio…
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Claim 6: “the next community open house, scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 12 at La Alma Recreation Center.”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a community open house on August 12 at the La Alma Recreation Center.

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Claim 7: “The community group negotiating the CBA with the Broncos told the Denver Post it has been waiting on the team to respond to questions about the development.”

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Web search results confirm that Burnham Yard Community Action (BYCA) is the coalition working on the CBA and has been awaiting substantive answers from the ownership group.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dartmouth College ( DART-məth) is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock to train Native American Christian missiona…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MKSK is an American planning, urban design, and landscape architecture firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1990, the firm is known for its work reshaping Central Ohio, particularly downto…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The YIMBY (; or yimby, an acronym for the phrase for "yes in my back yard") movement, or YIMBYism, is a pro-housing social movement that focuses on encouraging new housing, opposing density limits (su…
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Claim 8: “Several details need to be ironed out before construction can start, including a deal allowing Denver Water to relocate some of its facilities from the Burnham Yard area to other parts of the city.”

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One web search result explicitly mentions that the Broncos need about 20 acres currently occupied by Denver Water operations for the development to move forward, but other sources do not corroborate the specific 'deal' details.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of episodes for the television program The Danny Thomas Show, which was titled Make Room for Daddy for the first three seasons. All episodes were filmed in black-and-white.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prairie du Chien ( PRAIR-ee doo SHEEN) is a city in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. Often called Wisconsin's second-oldest …
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Claim 9: “Leech told reporters over the weekend that goal would require breaking ground sometime next spring or early summer.”

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While the 2031 deadline is confirmed, the specific quote from 'Leech' regarding the need to break ground next spring or early summer is not present in the provided evidence.

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