It's Decision Day For South Florida's Super Bowl Bid
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) - It all comes down to Tuesday afternoon - that's when South Florida will find out if it will be hosting another Super Bowl.
Tuesday morning, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross was one of the first in the room for the owners meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Ross is anxiously waiting to find out if his $450 million investment in upgrades at New Miami Stadium, formerly known as Sun Life Stadium, in Miami Gardens will pay off. The renovations will include a completely modernized exterior, shade canopy and four high-definition scoreboards.
"Thanks to Stephen Ross we have a new stadium that we're hosting. He's put us back into the Super Bowl rotation so we're thankful for that," said Rodney Barreto, chairman of the South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee.
The bid team has been working on it's pitch for some time.
"We've been preparing for the past year, putting our bid together. We're going to have Super Bowl Park in Downtown Miami on the water front. It's going to be similar to San Francisco, last year they had it on the Embarcadero," said Barreto.
The bid also includes Tailgate Town, a place where fans can have fun with interactive games.
For part of the presentation, the owners will hear from NFL legend himself Larry Csonka.
"It's Miami's turn, it's time for Miami to be back with the Super Bowl," Csonka told CBS4's Ted Scouten.
Late Tuesday afternoon, an announce is expected as to who will host the Super Bowls in 2019, 2020 and 2021. In the running are Miami, Los Angeles, Atlanta, New Orleans and Tampa. Miami is a favorite.
"My early prediction, hmm, I think Atlanta, Miami and LA are going to be the winners," said Barreto. "It's just my early odds, but hopefully I'm right and hopefully I'm not putting out a press release that we made our best effort and didn't make it. We're optimistic."
South Florida last hosted a Super Bowl nearly a decade ago.
