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Matt Leinart‘s glad the NFL moved the Rams’ playoff recreation out of Los Angeles … making it clear to TMZ Sports 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 security of its gamers and its followers … and Leinart instructed us at LAX he is all for the transfer.
The former 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 essential than soccer” in the mean time.
“The security and sort of what everybody’s going by right here, it is clearly a variety of devastation,” he mentioned. “So I feel it is the sensible factor to do.”
It’s, after all, a bummer for the Rams and their followers … because the NFC West champions ought to have been rewarded with an opening-round dwelling recreation for all of their successes within the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
But, Leinart mentioned the fellows ought to be capable of deal with the 370-mile journey … telling us, “they’re professionals, they’re going to determine it out. They’ll be all proper.”
For the Rams’ half, L.A. prez Kevin Demoff says the org.’s offering at the least 15 buses to assist transport 750 season-ticket holders to State Farm Stadium … making at the least a chunk of Monday evening’s matchup really feel extra cozy.