New York ( CNN ) -- What do the New York Giants and Jets have in common with Jimmy Hoffa ? Not much , unless you buy into the long-festering urban legend that they all shared the same residence in East Rutherford , New Jersey . But now , the two football teams are headed to a new $ 1.6 billion facility nearby dubbed the New Meadowlands . And their departure may be the best opportunity to finally put to rest the endless stories that Hoffa is not `` swimming with the fishes '' in the swamps of New Jersey . Or is it ? The old stadium , which opened in 1976 and is often referred to as Giants Stadium , is being razed , with demolition beginning Thursday . Urban lore has it that Hoffa , the long-missing Teamsters leader , was killed by members of organized crime and buried in the end zone , or thereabouts , in Giants Stadium . Representatives for the New Meadowlands stadium said that the field wo n't be dug up , but that the stadium will be torn down in large pieces and the land eventually will be a parking lot . Is it possible that football and soccer players -- not to mention the hundreds of thousands of fans who have visited the stadium for concerts over the years -- have trod near the former union leader ? Few urban legends continue to capture the imagination like the disappearance of a union boss with a murky past . The story is now a traditional butt of comedians ' jokes , and one should n't be surprised that in 2004 , the show `` Mythbusters '' devoted a segment searching for Hoffa . Several areas of the field were tested , but nothing was found . Conclusive ? Perhaps not . If you listen closely , you can hear Geraldo Rivera kicking himself for not doing an hourlong special . A Google search of `` Jimmy Hoffa '' reveals many theories and opinions on the whereabouts of the controversial union leader , who was reportedly last seen in a suburban Detroit restaurant . Hoffa skipped off to Brazil with a `` go-go dancer '' one union official swore . The Weekly World News claims NASA 's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed Hoffa 's body in a large hidden compartment with a special concrete block . `` Crushed in automobile compactor '' and `` Ground up at a meat processing plant and dumped in Florida '' are some of the other theories . Director Quentin Tarantino must be excited about the possibilities . So just how did Hoffa supposedly end up in the end zone of a football stadium in New Jersey ? According to one account , his body was mixed into concrete that was later used to construct the stadium . But why does this story seem to resonate and remain one of the top theories ? Jeff Hansen , an author and former Detroit police officer , says the rumors probably linger because the stadium is a well-known landmark . `` It 's the NFL , '' he said . `` It 's construction , organized crime and cement . Everyone wants to play on that . '' Hansen did his own research , and in his recently released book `` Digging for the Truth : The Final Resting Place of Jimmy Hoffa , '' he says the union leader was probably killed closer to home in Michigan and disposed of in a crematorium . John Samerjan is vice president of public affairs at the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority , which oversees the Meadowlands Sports Complex . He says he 's heard it all before , and he dismisses the story by saying , `` It 's a complete urban myth . '' `` There was this mob lore that the mob dumped bodies in the weeds before the stadium was built . The meadowlands region was 'the weeds . ' No one has taken this seriously , '' he said . `` It would often come up because every so often , a mobster would write a book or a magazine article . I was here eight years ago when the calls came flooding in . '' The rumor mill was so out of control then that a former publicity official recalled recently that the stadium posted a `` He 's not here '' message on its electronic billboard outside the stadium . The FBI office in Detroit says the investigation of Hoffa 's disappearance is ongoing . `` We follow up on leads , '' Detroit FBI spokeswoman Sandra Berchtold said . The FBI office in Newark , New Jersey , does n't plan to send anyone to the stadium when it 's torn down . `` Nope '' was the response from Newark FBI spokesman Brian Travers , who says he 's fielded several recent calls from the media about the matter . `` My question to you , '' Travers replied about the seemingly lunacy of the question , `` is why would anyone think we would wait this long . We would have dug up the 50 yard line during the Super Bowl a long time ago if there was any credence to the rumor . '' The issue of digging is very sensitive for New York sports fans . During the construction of the new Yankee Stadium , a construction worker , and Red Sox fan , buried a Red Sox jersey in wet concrete , hoping to hex the Yankees . The Yankees spent thousands of dollars to dig up the jersey and , in doing so , perhaps averted a future curse and urban legend . Superstitious ? The Yankees won the 2009 World Series . CNN 's Richard Roth contributed to this report .
Lore has it that Jimmy Hoffa 's buried in the end zone , or thereabouts , in Giants Stadium . With the stadium being razed , now may be the time to test the urban legend . Field wo n't be dug up , but stadium will be torn down , land will become a parking lot . Legend remains , but many , including FBI , say now 's the time to spike it .