AT&T Stadium ready to host Superbowl LVI Feb. 13, 2022, as a back up in the event the Coronavirus protocols are ramped up and mandated in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium home of the Los Angeles (Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau file photo)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

The NFL announced that AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas is available to host the 2022 Super Bowl if they need it. Roger Godell, Commissioner of the NFL has picked AT&T Stadium in Arlington/Dallas,

Texas area as a back-up in case Los Angeles impacts fan attendance with more mandates because of Covid-19. That is the concern for Roger Goodell and the NFL is that Los Angeles might enact new COVID-19 mandates that would impact fan attendance for the big game.

Texas is the second most populous State in the country behind California, but California has been much more strict than Texas when it comes to mandates regarding the Pandemic. During the baseball season, Texas (Texas Rangers) were the first team in Major League Baseball to allow full attendance.

At that time, many in the country believe that would result in a ‘super spreader’ Covid, but that did not materialized. California officials say they have no intention of losing Super Bowl LVI, even with current Covid-19 surge in Los Angeles.

The Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event in the United States, with total coverage around the world. Super Bowl 2022 will be televised by NBC and will be available for live stream on Peacock or with the NBC Sports App. At least 180 countries pick up the NBC feed and then broadcast in: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez does News and Commentary podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com