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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 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 security of its gamers and its followers … and Leinart advised us at LAX he is all for the transfer.
The previous quarterback — who truly performed his school ball in L.A. after which elements of his professional profession in Glendale, Ariz. — mentioned issues are merely “extra essential than soccer” in the intervening time.
“The security and sort of what everybody’s going via right here, it is clearly a number of devastation,” he mentioned. “So I feel it is the sensible 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 residence recreation for all of their successes within the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
However, Leinart mentioned the blokes ought to be capable 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 no less than 15 buses to assist transport 750 season-ticket holders to State Farm Stadium … making no less than a bit of Monday evening’s matchup really feel extra cozy.