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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What? Don’t Mexicans gots rights?
And then there Gough and that running back
They’re KILL R
Cal baybee !
Rodgers in MONEY TOO
surface unsafe to kneel on
I was also a big Giants fan when Scramblin Fran played for them before going back to Vikings.
Probably afraid that Trump would close the border rather than let the America haters back in.
Bump
Good.
Are you saying you’re supportive of the kneeling?
As Michael Berry opined this morning, they couldn’t get the field in a proper condition because all the landscapers are in the U.S.
Probably didn’t have anything to do with the rules for players in Mexico City. Don’t leave the hotel, don’t drink the water, eat only the food provided, don’t bring valuables, don’t leave money/valuables in the hotel safe, etc. And that was previous years. The caravan invasion and current political climate was probably too much. So blame it on the lawn. You know how the NFL doesn’t like to get political.
They found out the crowd would be small, so they made an excuse to move the game. Just speculating.
Racist. /s
There’s a landscape franchise called Lawns U.S.A.
Around here all the crews are Mexicans wearing Lawns U.S.A. shirts.
Aren’t LA and Mexico pretty much the same thing?
Actually... Wouldn’t it be better if LA and Mexico were the same thing?
Instead of California leaving the union, why don’t they just join up with Mexico? That will make the wall much longer, but support will likely grow for it to not only be longer, but taller as well.
Ok, I know they left St. Louis. Used to be a big Kurt Warner fan. Actually I still am.
ROFL
Someone from California calling people from the Midwest "ding a lings". Look around you son. The "ding a lings" are you.
Cheerleaders have been on their knees for decades. One of the perks for being a jock.
ROFLMAO!!!!
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