Bottom line: Goodell sees NFL expansion outside the United States on the horizon.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom."I think if we continue to grow, continue to get the kind of reaction, I do think a franchise will be international at some point in time," Goodell said prior to the Thursday night game between the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions on Prime's pregame show."I think Europe is the most likely [place], for a lot of reasons.One, the length of time we've been playing there.
But also, the scheduling is going to be a lot easier."A wide view of play in the first half during an NFL International Series game at Wembley Stadium.(Peter van den Berg-Imagn Images)ROGER GOODELL DISMISSES 49ERS COACH'S CONCERNS ABOUT PLAYING IN AUSTRALIA, SAYS IT'S PART OF LONG-TERM PLANThe NFL began playing regular-season games in Europe in 2007 and to date has played 55 regular-season games there.One could also argue Europe makes sense for international expansion because most of the teams in the AFC East and NFC East and some teams in the AFC South and NFC South are within a seven-hour flight to, say, London.Other places simply don't make similar sense at this time."Australia might create a few complications for us," Goodell admitted.NFL TO COMMEMORATE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS ACROSS ALL ITS STADIUMS AND EVEN IN AUSTRALIANFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during his state of the NFL news conference ahead of the Super Bowl LX football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots in San Jose, California, on Feb.
2, 2026.(AP Photo/Matt York)Goodell apparently is not thinking about expanding by one team in Europe.
That would throw off the league's 32-team symmetry."I also believe we could have more than one team, which I think, ultimately, the support is there," Goodell ...