Mercedes-Benz Buys Naming Rights to Falcons New Stadium

The Atlanta Falcons new stadium officially got its name today.

Falcons owner Arthur Blank announced that Mercedes-Benz has bought the naming rights to the $1.4 billion stadium under construction downtown.

#BREAKING: Mercedes-Benz buys naming rights to new @AtlantaFalcons stadium in downtown Atlanta.

— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) August 24, 2015

Falcons owner Arthur Blank confirms new stadium will be called Mercedes-Benz Stadium pic.twitter.com/yVhSI7ve8W

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 24, 2015

The new stadium is under construction next to the Georgia Dome, and is slated to open in 2017.

By Glenn Erby