MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — South Florida has hosted 11 Super Bowls, the most of any location. But the Super Bowl won’t be coming back for the foreseeable future.
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Business is booming for Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, so it came as a surprise to some to learn that the NFL has tossed Miami out of the Super Bowl rotation for the foreseeable future.
Rodney Barreto, however, was not surprised.
Barreto, also known as Mr. Super Bowl in South Florida, has chaired the Super Bowl host committee for three of the 11 big games played in South Florida.
So why is NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell punting Miami out of the rotation?
The NFL requires host sites to give the league enough space at or around the stadium to host their own events.
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Ross built new permanent structures to fully accommodate the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and the Miami Open, which have dropped Hard Rock Stadium below the amount of space the NFL says they need.
And Ross isn’t about to give that up. In fact, they’re going to add an extension to Paddock Club Hospitality, which will take up even more space.
So does that mean Hard Rock is retired as a Super Bowl host site? Barreto doesn’t think so and believes the league should work with Dolphins ownership.
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