UtahUtesFan Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 NFL "Virtual" London Team: 8 regular season games (each team in NFL has to give up home game once every 4 years with some preference for Jacksonville, etc.) NFL Mexico City: 1 regular season game (home game split between Raiders, Rams, Chargers, Cardinals, Chiefs every few years, etc.) NFL Preseason Exhibition Game: Hawaii, Germany, Brazil, Japan, Toronto, Mexico City, Australia, ??? (Vancouver, Canada?, China?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlNFL19 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 I personally don't see many problems with the current international situation. Doing much more isn't super financially viable, I'd think, so why bother changing it, ya know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronsWitness Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 There were reports a lot of players were not excited to be elected for those overseas games let alone if they expand and actually move a franchise to Mexico or Europe like Goodell hinted I dont just from the perspective of players not wanting to go live in a different country. I see a lot of 'requested trade from the Mexico City........" in the future if that happens. Not saying all players would be opposed, but I dont think it would be a 100% consensus of players on a international team who would vote to go move their families out of country if for nothing more than travel reasons. In your example, I think that seems like a logistical nightmare and would take a loooong time to prepare. Them trying to move a franchise out there would be far more likely resulting in my above paragraph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerbyRam Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 I think the current set up is perfectly fine. A London team looks to be on the cards, but the chaos that comes with it is absolutely mayhem. If I was US native then I would absolutely be against any games being played at neutral grounds in other countries. I guess you get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtahUtesFan Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 6 hours ago, AkronsWitness said: In your example, I think that seems like a logistical nightmare and would take a loooong time to prepare. Them trying to move a franchise out there would be far more likely resulting in my above paragraph. I didn't say moving a team to London. It's a "virtual London team" which is 8 NFL games a year, you could put them Weeks 3-11, 4-12, 5-13, 6-14, etc. with the bye weeks. I just don't see how the NFL requiring every team to give up a home game once in every 4 seasons is a logistical problem. It's a much easier solution than a new team in London. And they already host 4 games in London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom cody Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 I think the current setup is fine and should be left as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49erurtaza Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 hour ago, tom cody said: I think the current setup is fine and should be left as is. I expect them to continue to add games right now we have 4, they will expend to 6 then 8. International reach is going to be major player in expanding the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 They need to start focusing more locally with Canada and Mexico, not London. However, I can’t see teams moving to any of those places full time. How many players will want to move their families to Mexico City or elsewhere outside the US? It’s a logistical nightmare for visas, moving, and stress on coaches, staff, players, and families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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