The Sports Xchange

The Minnesota Vikings have kicked in an additional $14 million toward their new $1 billion stadium.

The additional money will go primarily to buy 1,200 more television screens the team had already planned to acquire, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The new stadium, opening in 2016, now will have 2,000 high-definition screens throughout the clubs, concourses and concession stands.

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority both approved the contribution at its regularly scheduled meeting Friday.

The new money brings the contribution from the team’s owners to $566 million, an additional $89 million since the stadium legislation passed. The public contribution toward the project remains at $498 million.