As Hurricane Ian draws nearer to touching down, the Buccaneers have already moved operations to Miami for this week, the team announced Monday. Should the hurricane impact Sunday’s scheduled home game against the Chiefs, it would reportedly not take place in Miami as well.
With the league and teams putting together contingency plans, Miami is not viewed as an option to host the game, according to ESPN’s Jeff Darlington. The Dolphins are set to play at Cincinnati on Thursday night, leaving Hard Rock Stadium vacant. But in the scenario in which Tampa Bay is devastated by the effects of the hurricane, the league does not want state resources being allocated toward a game in Miami when they instead could be used to assist those in Tampa Bay.