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The greater Los Angeles area will have to wait an additional year for the return of the Super Bowl.

After the Rams announced last Thursday that their shared stadium with the Chargers in Inglewood, Calif., would not open until 2020, NFL owners voted unanimously Tuesday to delay the site as Super Bowl host for an additional season. The stadium will now hold Super Bowl LVI at the conclusion of the 2021 season rather than Super Bowl LV as previously scheduled.

Tampa will now serve as the host for Super Bowl LV. By Aug. 25, both Tampa and Los Angeles must meet certain conditions to solidify their original proposals.

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"As work continues on the transformational sports and entertainment district being built at Hollywood Park, we are looking forward to moments such as a grand opening during the Summer of 2020 and the Super Bowl's return to Los Angeles after nearly three decades," Rams chief operation officer Kevin Demoff said in a statement. "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 have Los Angeles host Super Bowl LVI in 2022. 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."

The $2.6 billion project's expected opening was moved back due to record rainfall in the area. The Rams would have needed to receive a waiver to be allowed to remain host for Super Bowl LV, as league rules prohibit stadiums from serving that role in the first season of operation.

The greater Los Angeles area last held a Super Bowl in 1993, when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

No host sites have been determined beyond Los Angeles. After Minneapolis this coming season, Atlanta and Miami are slated for the next two before Tampa.

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