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If the NFL is contemplating growth and including extra franchises, the league goes to look exterior the United States for it is subsequent enterprise. The league is seeking to create a world division within the coming years, an nameless NFL proprietor advised Front Office Sports.
The nameless proprietor stated the league does not know if the worldwide division will begin inside two years or 5 years, not offering a timetable for the division to happen. The league will tie a file 5 worldwide video games in 2003, three in London and two in Germany. The NFL had 5 worldwide video games final season, three in London, one in Germany, and one in Mexico.
An growth of greater than two groups could be a primary in league historical past. The final growth workforce was the Houston Texans in 2002 and the final time the league growth was two groups with the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995. While the league hasn’t added an growth workforce in 21 years, the NFL added 4 growth groups from 1995 to 2002 to get to the present 32-team format.
Reports have appeared through the years of the Jacksonville Jaguars probably shifting to London, however the Jaguars proceed to play one sport a season at Wembley Stadium. The league has performed a world sport practically each season for the reason that NFL International Series started in 2007 (sans the 2020 season the place the video games have been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic).
The league added a sport in Germany final season and added two for 2023. While the German cities the league will play on this 12 months haven’t been introduced, the NFL performed their first sport in Germany in Munich final season.
The league has performed International Series video games in London, Munich, and Mexico City to date — these cities would seem like prime candidates for growth groups sooner or later. If the NFL chooses to have a division in Europe, cities that have not hosted NFL International Series video games could be on the desk.
