Nashville is being talked about as the site of the 2030 Super Bowl after radio host Dan Patrick said on Monday that a source told him the league had already settled on the city. Patrick said he was told on Saturday that Nashville was getting the game and repeated the claim on his show, saying, “Nashville will get the 2030 Super Bowl.”
Patrick also said Vegas is getting the 2029 Super Bowl and Atlanta the 2028 game, adding, “They got a new stadium coming in. That always helps.” He said he had not seen reports backing it up, but stuck to what he said he was told over the weekend.
The claim landed in a city that has spent years trying to turn itself into a bigger event host. Nashville staged the NFL Draft in 2019, and the Tennessee Titans are set to break in a new stadium in 2027. The report also pointed to Nissan Stadium in Nashville as the stadium tied to the 2030 Super Bowl talk.
There is still a gap between the chatter and any official word. Freddie O’Connell’s office said Nashville joined a large coalition with a letter of support for the idea of hosting a Super Bowl in the city, but added that it had not been advised by the league of any selection or possible dates. That leaves the current discussion built on speculation, even as the city keeps pressing its case.
Roger Goodell has already signaled where he stands on Nashville. The NFL commissioner said the city is “a Super Bowl-ready city,” pointing to the way Nashville handled the draft and changed the trajectory of that event. For now, that is the strongest public endorsement on the record. The missing piece is the league’s formal decision, and Nashville’s office says it has not arrived.