The stadium sweepstakes may be over.

The Denver Broncos announced plans to build a new stadium in Denver, moving just about a mile from their longtime home at Empower Field at Mile High, the team’s owners announced Tuesday morning

The team’s “preferred site” for the new stadium is Burnham Yard, the state-owned former railyard in West Denver. The Broncos had considered moving out of the city, potentially to sites in suburban Lone Tree or Aurora.

The team plans to build a stadium with a retractable roof and natural grass, a team executive told The Denver Post. Many Broncos fans take pride in braving the snow and cold at Empower Field, but a roof could make the stadium more attractive to large events beyond football.

The team has “conceptual agreements” to buy the railyard and 25 acres of

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