Will 49ers head to Arizona or Texas for December refuge after Santa Clara ban?

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers’ home away from their boarded-up home will be …

Arizona’s State Farm Stadium in Glendale might be where the 49ers hole up, or it might be a Texas stadium, NFL Network reported this morning.

Team sources said the 49ers and NFL officials will continue to work today on relocation options, a day after Santa Clara County announced a ban on games and practices for at least the next three weeks.

The 49ers (4-6) awoke today in Los Angeles for their 1:05 p.m. game against the Rams (7-3) at SoFi Stadium, where fans are not allowed, as was the case for the 49ers’ previous five home games at Levi’s Stadium.

Because of Santa Clara County’s stricter directives to combat a COVID-19 surge, the 49ers and all other pro, college and youth sports teams will be barred from contact practices or games, likely through the end of the year.

So, the 49ers must shelter in any place beyond their Santa Clara training fields since 1988.

Arizona was viewed as a likely landing spot this past offseason as the 49ers and NFL made contingency plans amid shelter-in-place orders, of which Santa Clara County was among the nation’s first to enact.

A league source said the 49ers’ temporary home will be a stadium with existing NFL technology, such as for on-field communication and television capabilities.

Oakland’s Coliseum is not a viable option, The Athletic reported, citing a league source. Also seemingly out of play is San Diego’s former Qualcomm/SDCCU Stadium, where demolition is underway with parking lots and some exterior already bulldozed.

It’s unknown whether the 49ers would also practice in Arizona (general manager John Lynch is tight with Arizona State coach Herm Edwards) or if they will seek a Northern California spot outside of Santa Clara County’s border, which runs from Palo Alto to Milpitas to Gilroy.

None of the 49ers’ remaining games conflict with the Cardinals’, although next weekend would create a quick turnaround to clean State Farm Stadium; the Cardinals host the Rams on Dec. 6, and the 49ers are set to host the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football on Dec. 7.

The NFL is in the throes of schedule and roster upheaval because of COVID-19 cases, so future games could become moot if the season is halted or reconfigured. NFL owners approved a couple weeks ago a contingency plan to create a 16-team playoff bracket if the pandemic cancels games or the schedule can’t accommodate more than a Week 18 window.

The 49ers’ remaining games: Dec. 7 vs. Buffalo, Dec. 13 vs. Washington, Dec. 20 at Dallas, Dec. 27 at Arizona and Jan. 3 against Seattle.