Frank Floyd invented the heated bench, and his Dragon Seats firm supplies them to 18 NFL teams and many college football programs. The University of Minnesota is a Dragon Seats client, and the Gophers' benches will be used on Sunday by the Seahawks and Vikings...

Even against a mixture of tricks for trying to stay warm, the tough weather in Green Bay, New England, Denver, Baltimore and many other locales can still easily win. That’s why you see players sitting on heated benches or standing in front of hot-air blowers...

Called the Dragon Heat Solar Seat, it is fueled by natural gas or propane. It blows air heated to 170 degrees inside the fiberglass benches. There is a foot deck that pulls out from the front of the bench, and hot air is blown up through holes in the deck...

Who needs a warm-weather city for the Super Bowl? These fans, clad in winter coats and sitting on a heated bench at the Super Bowl village do, that’s who...