Super Bowl LV (2021) Relocated From L.A. To Tampa; L.A. Will Host 2022 SB

National Football League team owners voted on Tuesday to move the site of Super Bowl LV (55) in 2021 from Los Angeles to Tampa Bay’s Raymond James Stadium, and chose L.A. as the host city for Super Bowl LVI instead.

Tampa to host Super Bowl LV In 2021, L.A. to host 2022 SB

The decision comes days after it was announced the opening of the joint Inglewood, California stadium for L.A.’s two teams, the Rams and the Chargers, would be delayed by one year until the summer of 2020 due to heavy rainfall levels. Thus, Los Angeles will have to wait until 2022 to host the NFL championship game.

The last Super Bowl held in the L.A. area was in 1993, when the Dallas Cowboys beat the Buffalo Bills at the Rose Bowl Stadium.

Before Tampa and L.A., the next three Super Bowl host cities are as follows: Minneapolis will host Super Bowl LII (52) in 2018, Super Bowl LIII in 2019 will be held in Atlanta, and Miami will host Super Bowl LIV in 2020.

As CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora and NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport both noted, the NFL requires stadiums to be open for at least two years before hosting a Super Bowl, hence the Rams and Chargers’ ineligibility to host the 2021 championship game at their forthcoming Inglewood stadium, which was originally scheduled to open in 2019.

The opening of the Rams and Chargers’ new venue was pushed back after record rainfall (up to 15 feet of water) flooded the stadium’s construction site during the excavation period.

The Buccaneers released a statement Tuesday to express their excitement over the NFL’s choosing of Tampa as the host city for Super Bowl LV.

“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 the statement. “Today’s announcement offers us the opportunity to showcase Tampa Bay’s unique ability to come together as a host for world-class events.”

BALTIMORE, MD – NOVEMBER 22: Wes Welker #19 of the St. Louis Rams carries the ball after catching a pass against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on November 22, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Article by Pablo Mena