A number of sports franchises in various sports have decided to turn their stadiums and arenas into polling locations for the upcoming election. Now, Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie will be adding his team to that list as Lincoln Financial Field will be offered as a location for voters to cast their democratically earned ballot in November (via Marcus Hayes of the Philadelphia Inquirer).

The Kansas City Chiefs have already made some efforts to make Arrowhead Stadium a polling place as well.

Meanwhile, this is something that will be league-wide in the NBA after players' three-day protest led to this very concession by owners.

 

The NFL has not taken it that far just yet. However, Lurie apparently did not want to wait around to see if they would take that step.

This is something that is becoming more and more common, and it certainly is very important at a time like now. Not only do we see a lot of differing opinions, making more people want to vote—but with the coronavirus pandemic there is a serious problem.

The pandemic is going to make it much harder for people to vote in person. Some will not want to go out to a public place that is as crammed as the normal polling place. Especially with those long lines that accompany a presidential election.

Meanwhile, there are some people that simply may not even be healthy enough to risk it.

Arenas and stadiums could change a lot of concerns, though. With their massive size, they should make things a lot easier for people to vote. They will be able to social distance while also allowing a lot of people to vote much faster than a normal polling place would allow due to its size.

Lurie and the Eagles are clearly hoping to help create change and get people out voting. It's a great step in the right direction, and one that we will probably see many more NFL (and other professional sports teams) follow.