Updated Feb 7, 2012 - 11:22 am
Report: Seahawks interested in hosting Super Bowl
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By Michael Simeona
As the hangover resides after another intriguing Super Bowl, could Seattle host the big game soon?
According to a report from Aaron Levine of Q13 Fox, the Seahawks have submitted paperwork to the NFL expressing their interest in hosting a future Super Bowl at CenturyLink Field. The Super Bowl Advisory Committee must invite the Seahawks to submit an official bid to be considered for the NFL's championship game.
Although future Super Bowl host cities are set through 2015 -- New Orleans (2013), New York/New Jersey (2014), Glendale (2015) -- owners are expected to vote on the 2016 Super Bowl in October.
The minimum requirements for potential host stadiums include a 70,000 seat capacity (CenturyLink Field can be expanded to a capacity of 72,000), an average high temperature of at least 50 degrees in the month of February (Seattle's average temperature is 44 degrees), and must include enough hotel rooms within a one-hour drive for 35 percent of the stadium's capacity (approximately 25,000 hotel rooms).
Owners could potentially waive the weather rule considering the 2014 Super Bowl will be played at MetLife Stadium, an outdoor venue in New Jersey.
Los Angeles and London are considered the favorites to land Super Bowl L in 2016.
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