The upsides to bringing a football team back to Los Angeles just keep getting better.
Per reports from CBS Sports and the Los Angeles Times, the NFL is considering putting L.A. in the running to host Super Bowl 54 which would take place in February of 2020.
According to the reports, in order for the city’s name to be thrown into consideration, a team must be established by the 2018-19 season.
This is considered something highly likely to happen if you look at the interest that has come from the Rams, Raiders, Chargers, etc. about moving a team into either Inglewood or Carson (actual location still pending).
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What this could mean is a chance for football to explode again in one of the biggest sports markets in the country. Citizens of Los Angeles, and Southern California in general, have made it pretty clear whenever the issue comes up that a majority of them would like to see a team — any team — make a return.
The last time we had a Super Bowl in L.A. was Super Bowl XXVII — over two decades ago — when the Dallas Cowboys blew out the Buffalo Bills by five touchdowns.
But L.A. has also gotten to play host to Super Bowl and NFL history.
The city of angels played host to Super Bowl VII, which took place inside Memorial Coliseum, where the Miami Dolphins put their unblemished record to the test in a match up against the Washington Redskins.
Miami completed its vault to perfection by beating Washington 14-7. There were no perfect teams before that and there hasn’t been one since — although the New England Patriots got awfully close in 2007-08 before falling to the New York Giants 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII.
The Patriots were roughly thirty seconds away from pulling off the victory, but Eli Manning & Co. would have nothing of it.
If Los Angeles gets the chance to host the biggest game and television event of the year, it will also help provide team opportunities moving forward past 2020.
Revenue and how much each team has in their respective bank accounts will determine a lot of how each season turns out — not completely, but it does play a pretty big role.
If teams are not able to re-sign star players to needed short-term or long term contracts, or even unable to put the franchise tag on them if need be, it hurts the team.
Since a Los Angeles franchise would be in the process of making a complete comeback, letting Los Angeles host the big game that year only makes sense.
For everybody. Not just L.A.
Bottom Line: It just makes sense
Whichever team does end up in Los Angeles — whether it be the St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, or some odd combination of them all or otherwise — they will be in for both a pleasant surprise and a new football environment to enjoy and get used to.
Los Angeles has been known now for the longest time to be one of the biggest sports cities ever.
It’s time to bring football back to Los Angeles.