Miami-Dade County have approved renovations to Sun Life Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel's Craig Davis reported Tuesday. This means that South Florida could again find itself hosting a Super Bowl, which last happened in February 2010. Davis writes: "The commission by a vote of 7-4 gave support to a plan for the county to pay incentives to the Miami Dolphins for hosting major events. In return, Dolphins owner Steve Ross will proceed with a $350 million project to modernize the 27-year-old stadium." Ross expressed his gratitude in a statement: "I want to thank the Board of County Commissioners and Mayor Gimenez for approving this unique and creative plan to bring Super Bowls and other marquee events to Miami-Dade County. "We have one of the world's most aspirational cities, and as such, deserve a stadium that will provide significant economic impact to Miami-Dade County. This will not only secure the future of the Dolphins, but will ensure that Miami has one of the world's best venues to host events of this magnitude going forward." The agreement would commit Miami-Dade to use tourist development money to pay the Dolphins $4 million for each Super Bowl hosted and $3 million for an FBS national title game. Gimenez called the deal "very innovative, it's one of a kind. ... It places the burden on the Dolphins organization to deliver results. No major event, no funds." Source: CBS Sports
