Arizona has submitted a bid for the 2015 Super Bowl, after declining to bid last year for the 2014 game due to economic concerns, officials said. The state's bid for Super Bowl XLIX was delivered Monday to the National Football League, which will decide the winner in October, The Arizona Republic reported.
Tampa, which has hosted four Super Bowls to Arizona's two, has also submitted a bid for the 2015 game.
"I think this is the most solid bid we've ever submitted," said attorney Mike Kennedy, who heads the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee. "We have the benefit of experience. We've done this before. And it came together very well."
Last week the committee secured the final 2,000 hotel rooms needed to meet the NFL requirement of 19,000 dedicated rooms, Kennedy said.
Kennedy acknowledged Tampa is in a strong bidding position given its hosting history.
"They'll be formidable competition, but I'm confident. I like our chances," Kennedy said.
