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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 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 informed us at LAX he is all for the transfer.
The previous quarterback — who really performed his faculty ball in L.A. after which components of his professional profession in Glendale, Ariz. — mentioned issues are merely “extra vital than soccer” in the mean time.
“The security and sort of what everybody’s going by way of right here, it is clearly quite a lot of devastation,” he mentioned. “So I believe it is the good factor to do.”
It is, in fact, a bummer for the Rams and their followers … because the NFC West champions ought to have been rewarded with an opening-round dwelling sport for all of their successes within the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
However, Leinart mentioned the fellows 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 a minimum of 15 buses to assist transport 750 season-ticket holders to State Farm Stadium … making a minimum of a bit of Monday night time’s matchup really feel extra cozy.