NFL Thinks About a London Super Bowl, Brazil and Australia for Regular Season Games
The NFL is committed to increasing the influence of American football on the global scene. It's taking the possibility of a Super Bowl in London very seriously.
Last week, Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed a fan event in London to promote the regular-season matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He acknowledged that such a change is unlikely to occur anytime soon but said it has been thought about.
Adam Schefter of ESPN broke the news first.
It is not impossible, and it has been brought up previously, according to Goodell.
The next three Super Bowls will be held in Santa Clara, New Orleans, and Las Vegas, respectively. Even while the league prefers to favor communities that already have an NFL franchise, after that everything is up for grabs. The league reportedly has regular season games scheduled for Mexico, Spain, and Brazil in addition to London, Germany, and Germany. Although there are significant time zone restrictions, a league official said it was also thinking about holding a game in Australia.
At the fan forum, Goodell stated, "I think it is not out of the question. But in the end, I believe that our current strategy of holding Super Bowls in cities with franchises will hold true.
Time constraints would exist for a Super Bowl in London. The Super Bowl would need to begin around 8:30 local time, which is 3:30 ET and 12:30 PM on the West Coast, in order to maintain it close to its customary evening timeslots.
The three London games this season have had 9:30 a.m. ET and 2:30 p.m. local time kickoff times.
