Roger Noll often speaks out against sport stadium construction and the negative impact these projects have on local economies. Sport organizations usually threaten relocation as a means to get public funding for their new stadiums. However, according to Noll, “NFL stadiums do not generate significant local economic growth, and the incremental tax revenue is not sufficient to cover any significant financial contribution by the city” (Parker). Noll argues that football stadiums do not necessarily bring in that much revenue, because of the short ten game season and maybe a playoff game or two per season. The rest of the year that space is empty or utilized in a different way. Noll believes that sport arenas are more beneficial to local economy