The Los Angeles Rams have requested up to $500 million in additional NFL stadium financing and a doubling of the amount of time typically required to pay the money back, which would bring the total financing from the league up to $900 million.

The Rams plan to open SoFi Stadium this summer, but may be forced to do so without fans in attendance.

“There’s a massive request for debt waivers and additional G-4 from those in LA,” said one team source, referring to the NFL stadium lending program, known as G-4. “And they’re asking to pay that over 30 years as opposed to 15 years.”

The Rams are facing cost overruns, less than expected personal seat license sales, and the possibility of no gate revenue. 

The stadium was expected to cost $2.2 billion, but reports have now estimated the cost anywhere from $5 billion to $6 billion.

“The PSL numbers are dramatically under what was projected,” one source said. “I mean, all those things, a lot of teams would take what the Rams have sold, but they (too) are well under pro forma numbers.”