NFL to go global?

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Re: NFL to go global?

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LondonViking wrote:I am a International Series goer and season ticket holder (currently 3 game format) and I can understand why the Team fans hate it (loosing a home game etc). I and most other UK/European fans are just happy to have live football on our laps.
If they make it a 17 game season they could have every team play a game on neutral ground in England without tipping the competitive balance by taking away home games.
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fiestavike wrote: If they make it a 17 game season they could have every team play a game on neutral ground in England without tipping the competitive balance by taking away home games.
With the ideas of Mexico and Berlin been mooted I believe this could be a future consideration
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The only way to make this work is give more byes for travel time IMO. You can't have players on planes
for several days and expect them to get ready for games, without a disadvantage.
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@AdamSchefter Raiders host Houston Texans at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on Nov. 21 in the first-ever Monday Night Football game played outside the U.S.
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