NFL pulls the plug on Mexico City games

Next week’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams originally scheduled for Mexico City will now be held in California due to unsafe field conditions at the Estadio Azteca, the National Football League said on Tuesday.

After consultation with the NFL Players Association and an inspection by field experts it was determined that the Azteca surface did not meet NFL standards.

Monday’s game, which will now be played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, home of the Rams, was originally announced in April as part of the NFL’s increased commitment to growing the game . . .