Arthur Blank plans to take all of the Atlanta Falcons' employees to Houston for the Super Bowl.

The team employs about 500 people.

"Football is the ultimate team sport and it goes way beyond the people you see on the field," president Rich McKay said. "It takes a lot of people to operate a successful NFL team and the staff works very, very hard all year round. Arthur loves the associates and one of our core values is 'Include Everyone.' He wants those who have helped our team reach the Super Bowl to have the chance to see the game live in Houston."

The owners of both the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos paid for all of their employees to go to the 2016 Super Bowl in Santa Clara, Calif.