NFL in major schedule and broadcast change in coming years which include more regular season games and Super Bowl abroad
Beginning with the upcoming season, the NFL will play eight games overseas.
Commissioner Roger Goodell, however, is determined to increase that figure by double.
Beginning in 2025, owners have given their approval for up to eight regular-season games to take place outside of the US.
Compared to the five that occurred this year, that is an increase.
Goodell wants the league to expand internationally and take advantage of the enthusiasm generated by flag football’s inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
In order to increase money, he also wants to add more games to the schedule.
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Three of the five 2024 international matches were held in London, two at Wembley Stadium and two at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
A match was also held in Munich, Germany, which hadn’t done so since 2022.
And in Week 1, the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers faced off, marking the NFL’s first trip to South America.
All of those games were played on networks with irregular coverage and during specific times.
Only Peacock carried the Eagles vs. Packers game, which took place on Friday night.
On the other hand, NFL Network aired all four of the European games, which began at 9.30 am ET.
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The NFL could make much more money if it sold the television rights to international games separately.
It has already been confirmed that Madrid, Spain will play in 2025.
Additionally, Commissioner Goodell affirmed that Dublin, Ireland would shortly receive one.
Additionally, there are plans to return to Mexico City and Brazil.
He wants to increase the number of regular-season games per team from 17 to 18.
After that, a complete round of 16 games—possibly nearly one every week—would be played abroad.
Additionally, Goodell would not rule out the possibility that the Super Bowl will one day be held outside of the United States.
In October, he gave a speech at a Tottenham Hotspur Stadium fan forum.
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“We’ve always traditionally tried to play a Super Bowl in an NFL city – that was always sort of a reward for the cities that have NFL franchises,” he stated.
However, things shift. I wouldn’t be shocked if that occurred at some point.
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