Rodgers, in his 22nd and final year in the league, reflected on past collective bargaining negotiations with the NFL after Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints and said opportunities were missed to make international games bigger.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."The reach of the league is fantastic, and I think I always wanted to be a part of it," Rodgers said."I remember the 2011 CBA (collective bargaining agreement), there was talk about more games, expanding the amount of international games.NFL OVERCOMES CIVIL UNREST, TRUMP CONCERNS AND CALLS TO POSTPONE AS STEELERS AND SAINTS KICK OFF IN PARISPolice officers patrol outside the Stade de France stadium before the start of an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on Sunday, Oct.
25, 2026.(AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)"Didn't really a whole lot until the second CBA, and there was talk about doing a week, an international week where you had games in 16 different places, and you just added an extra bye-week."Wait, the NFL and NFL Players Association talked about having a full week of solely international games?That might have caused something of a revolt among American NFL fans wanting to drive down the road to their local team's stadium and enjoy America's game – in America."So you'd play 16 regular-season games," Rodgers continued.
"You have two bye weeks.One of those weeks would have been an international week.
I think it'd been phenomenal for the game."The NFL shield logo sits on the field with the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop at the NFL Flag Experience at Champ de Mars in Paris, France, on Oct.24, 2026.
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