How Tampa Bay and the NFL pulled off Super Bowl LV amid a …
The official attendance for Super Bowl LV was 25,000 fans -- a far cry from Raymond James Stadium's official capacity of 65,890. But the empty seats didn't come to define Super Bowl LV -- it was the presence of 7,500 vaccinated health care workers from cities of all 32 NFL teams, who spent the year fighting COVID … See more
The Tampa Bay area is no stranger to hosting Super Bowls in uncertain times. While the nation has fond recollections of Whitney Houston's iconic national anthem at Super Bowl XXV … See more
Castor issued an executive order for masks for specific areas downtown. Prior to the Super Bowl, masks were not required in outdoor spaces -- only indoors. "Those areas were determined by the idea that there would be large crowds that wouldn't be able to … See more
The NFL ramped up its daily testing to test players, coaches and team personnel twice daily leading up to the game. There were still some tense … See more
Preparing for Super Bowl LV - NFL.com
WebPublished: Feb 02, 2021 at 05:21 PM. An unprecedented season of NFL football will come to a close with a Super Bowl unlike any other in Tampa on Feb. 7. The league and the …
What to Know About Covid-19 and the Super Bowl
WebFeb 2, 2021 · What to Know About Covid-19 and the Super Bowl. Players from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs are being tested for the coronavirus more …
Will Tampa’s Super Bowl be a super spreader? Experts …
WebFeb 1, 2021 · Every fan at the stadium will receive a KN95 mask, hand sanitizer, antibacterial wipes and a COVID-19 safety card, NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy told PolitiFact. They are required to wear...
The NFL’s Covid-19 playbook ahead of the 2021 Super …
WebFeb 8, 2021 · As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV, granting Tampa quarterback Tom Brady his seventh championship, all the players on the gridiron were being...
A Super Bowl for the pandemic era: more testing and fewer fans.
WebFeb. 2, 2021. Like everything else in the year since the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe, Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Fla., has been adapted to Covid-19 health guidelines …
Super Bowl is cleared for kickoff by the NFL under …
WebFeb 7, 2021 · TAMPA — Super Bowl LV officially was cleared for kickoff as scheduled Sunday evening under the NFL’s coronavirus testing protocols, meaning the league will reach the finish line to its...
Detailing the strangeness of pandemic-stricken Super …
WebFeb 5, 2021 · On the ground in Tampa, Judy Battista details the strange and surreal scene at the pandemic-stricken Super Bowl. Just like the 2020 NFL season, Super Bowl LV is an experience like no other.
Wild Super Bowl celebrations in Tampa prompt COVID …
WebFebruary 08, 2021, 12:52 pm. Thousands of football fans in Tampa, many seen without masks and partying shoulder-to-shoulder in the streets as if in a pre-coronavirus time warp, are worrying health care professionals who …
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