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Cleveland — At a Thursday groundbreaking in Brook Park for the Cleveland Browns' new domed stadium, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the venue will be suitable for a Super Bowl, opening the possibility of bringing the league's championship game to the city. Cleveland has never hosted a Super Bowl. Goodell said the real challenge will be how transformational the project is for the region, noting airport access and hotel and other facilities as key issues and that a Super Bowl typically draws about 200,000 visitors. Goodell said hotel capacity may be the biggest constraint, adding that the lowest number of hotels in Super Bowl host cities is 'high 40s' and that Cleveland's supply is 'about half that, roughly.' He also cited hotel quality and airport capacity as critical and said the airport is likely to be part of development tied to the project. The league and local leaders will need those infrastructure elements in place to absorb an event of this scale, he said.

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