The one-time Tremendous Bowl MVP talked to The Hollywood Reporter not too long ago about his expectations for the massive sport coming to Los Angeles for the primary time in 30 years.
The primary time the Rams received a Tremendous Bowl title, the victory got here on Jan. 30, 2000, when the NFL group was based mostly in St. Louis with Kurt Warner as beginning quarterback (and eventual MVP). Forward of this yr’s huge sport — Tremendous Bowl LVI heads to SoFi Stadium on Feb. 13 with the house group Los Angeles Rams set to face off with the Cincinnati Bengals — The Hollywood Reporter requested Warner for his tackle this yr’s most important occasion.
“Ever since I used to be in it, the Tremendous Bowl has modified a lot and grow to be a spectacle,” says Warner, whose life story not too long ago hit the massive display courtesy of Lionsgate’s American Underdog starring Zachary Levi. “Soccer is our job, however on the finish of the day, it’s additionally leisure. We’re making an attempt to present individuals an ideal present and a present they need to come and see. There isn't a higher place to host a Tremendous Bowl than L.A. the place you'll be able to have the spectacle of the town, the celebrities popping out and the middle of leisure for such an enormous second. That, together with the backdrop of a brand new stadium in SoFi, there’s no higher place. Add to that, the Rams being right here in L.A. — it’s going to be a blast.”
Warner has loads of expertise within the Tremendous Bowl. He took the Rams again to the massive sport on Feb. 3, 2002, in a battle with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. The Rams misplaced 17-20. Warner then went on to play for the Arizona Cardinals and he took that group to the Tremendous Bowl on Feb. 1, 2009. They confronted off with the Pittsburgh Steelers and misplaced 27-23. He formally introduced his retirement from the NFL in January 2010.