Sun Life Stadium's New Look

The latest picture of the renovations of Sun Life Stadium; all of the orange seats have been removed, teal seats will replace

by Stephen Ur III | Miami SPORTS & Lifestyle

The Dolphins have been working on renovations to Sun Life Stadium, which has been home to the NFL team since 1987.

Formerly known as Dolphin Stadium, the team name was changed in January 2010 when the team signed a 5 year, $37.5 million deal to have the stadium renamed.

The team has now put over $400 million into a new construction project for the stadium, according to multiple reports. New renovations include a roof over the stadium, a bigger scoreboard, new video boards and extras for fans, including plus seats at midfield.

Looking at a digital animation of the new look of Sun Life Stadium, it resembles the look of University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals.

There will be a roof, but there will also be a giant rectangular-shaped hole in the roof to let the sun in on the stadium. This tactic has also been used at the old Cowboys Stadium and Reliant Stadium, home of the Houston Texans.

There is also a proposal for what appears to be a bar down by the field, which is called the 72 Club. The club get its name after the Miami Dolphins 1972-1973 season, in which they went 17-0 and won Super Bowl VII over the Washington Redskins. The perfect season, while have being threatened, is the only perfect season in NFL history.

Other "clubs" include the North Sideline Club, the Field Club, the Nine and so many more.

The stadium will also host international soccer games, major concerts and will host one of the few College Football Playoff games.

The team hopes for the stadium renovations to be done by 2016, beginning with the change in seat colors in 2015. Instead of orange seats, every seat will be teal.

The plan for the renovation is to hopefully host another Super Bowl in South Beach. Miami is currently third in the running for hosting Super Bowl LIII in February 2019, behind Atlanta and Dallas.

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Stephen Ur III is a writer, radio analyst and the VP of Miami SPORTS & Lifestyle. He also co-hosts Inside The Sports World with Darrin Williamson. You can follow him on Twitter @writingfanatic2.