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Matt Leinart‘s glad the NFL moved the Rams’ playoff sport out of Los Angeles … making it clear to TMZ Sports activities on Friday, it would not have been proper to play the lean as fires proceed to ravage the town.
The league formally relocated Monday’s L.A. vs. Minnesota Wild Card spherical matchup to Arizona on Thursday, citing the protection of its gamers and its followers … and Leinart instructed us at LAX he is all for the transfer.
The previous quarterback — who truly performed his school ball in L.A. after which components of his professional profession in Glendale, Ariz. — stated issues are merely “extra necessary than soccer” for the time being.
“The security and form of what everybody’s going by way of right here, it is clearly a whole lot of devastation,” he stated. “So I feel it is the good factor to do.”
It is, after all, a bummer for the Rams and their followers … because the NFC West champions ought to have been rewarded with an opening-round residence sport for all of their successes within the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
However, Leinart stated the blokes ought to have the ability to deal with the 370-mile journey … telling us, “they’re professionals, they will determine it out. They’re going to be all proper.”
For the Rams’ half, L.A. prez Kevin Demoff says the org.’s offering not less than 15 buses to assist transport 750 season-ticket holders to State Farm Stadium … making not less than a chunk of Monday night time’s matchup really feel extra cozy.
