It's happening. There are no plans to move the Super Bowl from SoFi Stadium, according to the NFL and Inglewood Mayor James Butts.
— It’s happening, insist local officials who are countering speculation that the long-awaited Super Bowl could be moved from SoFi Stadium due to the newest wave of COVID-19 infections in Southern California.such as AT&T Stadium in Texas.The NFL says the league always puts contingency plans in place just in case, but there are no plans to relocate this year’s game – which is just over a month away at this time.
“COVID is something that’s affecting the entire United States of America, so why would you leave Inglewood to go to AT&T?” Inglewood Mayor James Butts said. “As much as I love Jerry Jones, it doesn’t make any sense, does it?”Dr. Barbara Ferrer, the director of the LA County Health Department, says they have been working closely with the NFL and SoFi Stadium and is confident the game will indeed happen as planned in Inglewood.
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