NFL Commissioner Says League Will Expand Outside of US

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has announced that the league will expand its presence outside the United States this season, with nine regular season games taking place in various international locations. The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers will kick off the international tour in Melbourne, Australia during Week 1. Goodell expressed confidence in the future growth of the NFL on a global scale, stating that there will undoubtedly be NFL teams based outside the USA at some point in the future.

While multiple games are being played internationally, Goodell hinted that the league may create an international expansion team before hosting the Super Bowl abroad. He mentioned that if such a team were to be established, it could potentially host a Super Bowl in the future. Cities like Rio de Janeiro, London, Paris, Madrid, Munich, and Mexico City are among the international destinations where NFL games will be played this season.

However, Goodell did not specify which city the league might target for its first international expansion team.