Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium no longer meets the NFL’s requirements to host a Super Bowl, the owner of the venue has revealed.
The NFL has a number of conditions that must be met by stadiums hoping to be considered for its showpiece event, including a minimum seating capacity of 70,000.
Host venues also have to be in a market that hosts a team in the league, while the city in question must have either an average gameday temperature of at least 50°F or a domed roof.
The next three Super Bowl locations have already been decided, with the end-of-season finale heading to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California in 2027. Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium will stage the following two.
Yet one stadium that won’t be in the running beyond 2029 is Hard Rock Stadium, which reportedly fails to meet NFL requirements.
‘The one thing that suffered is Miami hasn’t gotten a Super Bowl here, and we normally have one every five years,’ owner Stephen Ross told the South Florida Business Journal, via Mike Oliva of DolphinsTalk.com.
Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium no longer meets the NFL’s requirements to host a Super Bowl
Owner Stephen Ross has revealed the venue does not fall in line with the league’s criteria
‘Miami is not really in line for one. It’s always exciting to have the Super Bowl but that was before we had all the other events.’
Ross added: ‘Miami has by far the best weather. It’s in their best interest to have one here but at this point they don’t believe we meet all the requirements and the demands.’
Miami’s football stadium last hosted a Super Bowl back in 2020, when the Kansas City Chiefs got the better of the San Francisco 49ers.
That came after a decade-long break as the building underwent renovations, with a giant roof installed to protect fans from the rain that persisted throughout Super Bowl XLI between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears in 2006.
Next season’s Super Bowl is set to be played on Valentine’s Day at SoFi Stadium – the home of the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers.
That will be the second Super Bowl played at SoFi after the Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on their own field to win the Lombardi Trophy in 2022.
The following year, in February 2028, the NFL’s two best teams will battle at the Falcons’ Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
That will also mark the second time that stadium has hosted a Super Bowl after Tom Brady and Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots beat the Rams 13-3 back in 2019.
