Posted on 11/13/2018 5:28:35 PM PST by Steven Scharf
NFL cancels Mexico City trip, moves Chiefs-Rams game to Los Angeles
The NFL has decided to move Monday's game between the Chiefs and Rams from Mexico City to Los Angeles because of poor field conditions at Estadio Azteca, it was announced Tuesday.
Players had strongly considered not playing if the NFL had opted to keep the game in Mexico City, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter earlier Tuesday. The issue is that soccer games and concerts have left the field inside Estadio Azteca a mess.
"It's not fair to risk our health," a prominent player told Schefter on Tuesday.
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The much-anticipated matchup of 9-1 teams now will be played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Monday Night Football. Ticket information for the game in L.A. was posted on the Rams' website Tuesday night, and the refund policy for the game in Mexico City will be announced by the NFL in the coming days.
The Rams will be providing thousands of complimentary tickets to first responders and those who have been affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California.
The NFL has a procedure in place that states all teams that forgo a home game to play internationally are required to keep their home stadium available as a contingency.
The league, in a statement, said it consulted with the NFLPA -- as well as club field experts and local and independent outside experts -- in making the decision to move the game as the field at Estadio Azteca did not meet NFL standards for playability and consistency.
"We have worked extensively with our partners at Estadio Azteca for months in preparation for this game," Mark Waller, NFL executive vice president of international, said in a statement.
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Sucks for those who booked vacation packages to Mexico City to watch the game.
This is a win for the Rams who get to play at home at elevation of less 100 feet versus mile high plus.
The NFL thought they’d play in such crappy field conditions?
Silly sods.
If you are anti NFL, we know already. Go find another thread to crap on.
Isn’t that a bit racist?
Still not watching.
lol
because of poor field conditions...
What’s that? Land mines planted by cartels?
“It’s not fair to risk our health,” a prominent player told Schefter on Tuesday.
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So these snowflake pussies don’t want to kneel in the mud???
Says a guy who slams his body into another man's body at full speed on Sundays and practice during the week.
Must be all those shallowly-buried skeletons.
Here is as good as anywhere.
Isn’t this one of the modern NFL PR department’s wonderful initiatives to get fans who “moved” to Los Angeles (what normal people call illegal immigrants) to go to the games in Mexico so they can fly the Mexican flag somewhere other than LA for a change and generally make Mexico City as awful as they do LA for a weekend? Awww, I guess they’ll just have to celebrate illegal immigration in LA for a change.
Same stadium the "Honduran Horde" was in?
I had no plan to say anything anti NFL, but since you preemptively talked shit...
Bunch of whining, anti American, ghetto retards.
Why LA??
“Sucks for those who booked vacation packages to Mexico City to watch the game.”
My heart bleeds. You’s choose to support the NFL, you’s takes your chances.
100,000’s of lawn care experts and Mexico can’t get a lawn to grow on a football field? The next guy who comes to my door to cut my grass I’ll tell him to return to the “S***H**E” he came from ——— plenty of work there! :>)
LA aka Mexico City North.
I’m a Rams season ticket holder. There’s really no advantage for the Rams at home. The Green Bay game at the Coliseum was like being at Lambeau.
Everyone should realize that there’s an entire generation of Angelenos that didn’t have a team their whole life, so they just pick a team they like. They don’t know Rams history in LA. Then you’re going to get all the Midwest ding a lings that moved out here for the weather. Plus the Rams have no freaking Defense - Only way Rams win is if it rains and the game is an old school style Rams rushing attack. Time of Possession is key in this game.
Because it officially is a home game for the Los Angeles Rams. You know they left St Louis after the riots.
NFL=No Footbol League.
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