NFL giving free tickets to 7,500 health workers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The NFL announced Friday that 7,500 healthcare workers vaccinated for the coronavirus will be given free tickets to next month’s Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also said in a news release attendance at the Feb. 7 game would be limited to those workers and about 14,500 other fans. Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has a capacity of just under 66,000, according to its website.

Most of the health care workers who will get free game tickets will come from the Tampa Bay area and central Florida, Goodell said. But he added that all 32 NFL teams will choose some workers from their cities to attend the game.