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Super Bowl LV could get pushed back as late as March

Green Bay Packers' president Mark Murphy is the first member of an NFL front office to confirm that contingency plan.

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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2019, file photo, rain drops are seen on the NFL logo on padding of a goal post at an NFL stadium. An NFL and players union-run fund that helps ailing retired players shut down its application process for nearly six months because of the coronavirus. That has irritated retirees who complained the league devoted resources toward safely starting the 2020 season on time but not to their medical needs. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

TAMPA, Fla. — The NFL's biggest event of the year could be pushed back all the way to March as the league continues to try to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

Green Bay Packers' president Mark Murphy said during a virtual pep rally Tuesday that the league has the flexibility to delay Super Bowl LV as much as four weeks.

Murphy is the first member of an NFL front office to confirm that contingency plan.

The Super Bowl is currently slated for Feb. 7 in Tampa but that could be delayed all the way to March 7 if needed.

The pandemic has already forced the league to shuffle more than a dozen games and there's a possibility that more games will have to be postponed.