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The Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers now have until
Aug. 25 to prove their respective facilities are on track to
host the Super Bowl, which is the most watched television event
of the year in the United States.
The vote by league owners came after it was revealed that
record-setting rainfall in Los Angeles forced the Rams and
Chargers to push back the opening date of their joint stadium
project by a year to 2020.
"In the past week, we have worked with the NFL on the resolution
that was presented today and are supportive of the NFL Owners'
decision to play Super Bowl LV in Tampa and to have Los Angeles
host Super Bowl LVI in 2022," Rams Chief Operating Officer Kevin
Demoff said in a statement.
"Over the next 90 days, we will continue to work with our
partners across the Los Angeles region, including the Chargers,
to deliver the elements promised in the bid that was approved
last year."
Los Angeles, which is currently vying with Paris to host the
2024 Summer Olympics, was selected last year as host of the 2021
Super Bowl but the NFL requires a stadium to be open for two
seasons before it can host the game.
The Los Angeles metropolitan area has hosted seven Super Bowls
but none since 1993. Tampa has hosted four Super Bowls, the last
coming in 2009.
"The Tampa Bay area has enjoyed great success over the years
hosting Super Bowls and we look forward to working with our
local leaders in the coming months to meet the requirements for
hosting Super Bowl LV in 2021," Buccaneers Co-Chairman Bryan
Glazer said in a statement.
Minneapolis, Atlanta and South Florida will host the next three
Super Bowls.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Larry Fine)
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