Comments on: NFL’s London chief says league is one step closer to putting a team there

By: riceroni

riceroni — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:40:21 +0000

This is the dumbest most retarded idea I’ve ever heard of. From the climate to taxes there are too many reasons players would NOT want to be there. Good luck dealing with the NFLPA on this one Goodell.

By: tdrundmc

tdrundmc — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:22:11 +0000

This is a dumb idea. Khan is moving the Jaguars as soon as he can. Hey Khan, go own something more up your alley like a 7 eleven or a gas station.

By: footballer4ever

footballer4ever — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:47:30 +0000

Gadzod said “If they get one of our NFL teams, we get one of their EPL teams. We’ll take Arsenal, Man Utd, Man City, or Chelsea for Jacksonville, St. Louis, or San Diego”

Would someone please deport thedolphins out of here and bring us Chelsea FC or Arsenal? My first option is Manchester United, but ManU and ManCity Are not in London for a fair swap.

By: dontcallmepete

dontcallmepete — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:37:56 +0000

Like I said during the lockout, it’s the owners league and they do what they want. It doesn’t matter who objects, players, fans or refs. It’s their business and they do what they want. You might not like it but it’s true.

By: savocabol1

savocabol1 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:50:10 +0000

Maybe I am missing something but can’t you have your cake and eat it too with regards to playing overseas?

What I mean is can’t the NFL give both teams that play over there 8 home games in their regular city stadium, play 7 road games in the US, and then play 1 “road” game in the UK. So techinally the “home” team that plays in UK will get 9 home games for the year. You don’t even really need to call any team the home team that plays in the UK.

By: audient

audient — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:37:38 +0000

Time to pull the SST out of mothballs.

By: augustyles

augustyles — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:22:14 +0000

How about the league plays a bunch of preseason games in London? No one wants to buy the tickets here.

By: mkwmcm

mkwmcm — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:18:37 +0000

Greed is going to destroy the NFL. The 18 game schedule the fans don’t want. Shipping a uniquely American game abroad. These things are going to kill the sport. This isn’t soccer or basketball where a poor child only needs a ball and a couple of trash cans as goals or a box for a basket. You need a helmet, shoulder pads, hip pads, thigh pads, knee pads, cleats, a ball and properly measured field. This is an expensive sport. Some small colleges have dropped it due the expense and insurance costs. If this is such a freaking great idea, why didn’t NFL Europe work? How many billions do they need to make?

By: ripster65

ripster65 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:15:18 +0000

“It’s called the National Football League for a reason. ”

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While I agree that the idea seems silly, it didn’t seem to matter to the NBA or NHL…

By: edge1973

edge1973 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:48:12 +0000

I am born and raised in UK and this is a bad idea. I support the eagles,buy the shirts,follow every news site and have game pass to watch them every week,but this is the NFL the clue is what the N in NFL stands for national.what next the English premier league sends a team to LA .Yes we fill a 80,000 stadium ONCE a year but would we fill it 8 home games,would we change in my case 20 years+ of support to the Eagles to support the London team?,what about post season when teams are hurting ? Jet Lag is that the answer? No.

By: hconspiracy

hconspiracy — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:45:38 +0000

I am based in the UK at present and as much as I love the game, the idea of having an NFL franchise in London is an unreal concept. There is a hardcore following for American football in the UK, but as has been stated before the fan base for teams is set and I could not see how the Jaguars could get a following…..This is not about the growth of the game internationally but like has been said many times, MONEY! If however Goddell and Co do want to set up a franchise the. The most logical choice would be the New ENGLAND Patriots……it’s in the name, baby!

By: nflfan22

nflfan22 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:21:34 +0000

You know, you read posts on message boards like this, and all you see are idiots trading childish insults or pathetic hater trolls. EXCEPT WHEN THE TOPIC IS HAVING A NFL TEAM IN LONDON!!! Then everyone agrees on how much they DON’T want to see it! Pay attention Roger!!

By: jayquintana

jayquintana — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:23:34 +0000

I’ve not done a poll or anything, but I’ve met enough English people to know that American football is barely on any of their radars.

I think this is a ploy to get a US city to build a stadium for the Jags/Rams/Chargers or whichever team the NFL is “seriously” considering sending to London.

By: iwantrudytodressforme

iwantrudytodressforme — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:18:27 +0000

Anyone sense an expansion? LA and London?

By: abninf

abninf — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:43:28 +0000

Wait until the first NFL player gets arrested there. Will be entertaining to watch.

By: birdsfan17

birdsfan17 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:35:14 +0000

Whyyyyyyyyy does the NFL have a London chief?? What exactly does he do?? The whole concept is dumb and stupid. I’d like Goodell to read all of these comments.

By: phinfan

phinfan — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:20:08 +0000

Good send england the jaguars then tampa and miami can fill their stadiums with season ticket holders lost since the jags were born!!!

Win win

By: giantssb42champs

giantssb42champs — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:10:31 +0000

Considering the 50% (and soon to climb) tax rate there – and considering the hassle of being far away from family and non guaranteed nfl money, what player in their right mind would want to play in the UK?

By: bnwpnw

bnwpnw — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:46:00 +0000

Shaguars (nice!) to London?

If there’s one thing that won’t change, it’ll be the level of dental care evident in the stands.

By: mogogo1

mogogo1 — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:44:16 +0000

Was the head of London operations already in a straightjacket when he made these remarks, or was he put in one after making them?

And a show of hands if you’d love to have that job. They play one game there per year and they need a full-time executive to oversee it?

By: goldenperspective

goldenperspective — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:35:37 +0000

They shouldn’t put a team there until every American team wins, or at least gets to a Super Bowl.

By: canadianvikingfaniii

canadianvikingfaniii — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:33:22 +0000

If they want to expand, do it in Canada first. Is the NFL stupid? There is a huge following here, we have our own league, our high schools and colleges play the sport… I don’t understand sometimes.

By: londonbengal

londonbengal — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:32:20 +0000

I’m a 30 year NFL fan, living in London. I have been a Bengals fan thru thick and thinner since Anderson to Collinsworth in the 80′s..

Putting a franchise in London simply will not work IMO, simply because most NFL fans in the UK already follow a team. I follow the Bengals simply because it was the first US city I ever visited. Why would I pay to watch the Jags once, never mind 8 games a year ? I watch the Bengal games thru ‘Game Pass’, and don’t watch Jags games even though I could for free.

I however do like the idea of playing an extra 17th regular season game in neutral venues, followed by the bye week to allow players to recover.

The players want more money, their agents want more money, the owners want more revenues, sponsors and TV companies can’t get enough NFL.

Something has to give here, and playing an expanded regular season with an increased roster seems to me the least painful option.

By: jaedolo

jaedolo — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:26:13 +0000

There are more Jaguars fans in Kansas then there is in Jacksonville.

By: britishraven

britishraven — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:08:33 +0000

The appetite for the game over here is incredible. We will deliver an 80,000+ crowd that weekend, all paying at least $80 per ticket + most of them will be at an organised tailgate (party) beforehand where we will all spend at least another $80. This will also be shown on live TV across the whole country with a massive marketing spend behind it.

On the other hand you could have a blacked out game in St Louis or somewhere where about 50,000 people come and then moan about how bad everything is.

If you want your team to play in the US, go and watch the game ffs.

By: tearsofhaten

tearsofhaten — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:07:05 +0000

Goodhell is slowly ruining this league and nobody seems to want to stand in his way.

By: fmwarner

fmwarner — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:07:04 +0000

Yeah, because the World League was such a smashing success. Hey Rog, people in England don’t give a damn about football. Why do you insist on trying to make them like it? It’s like sending Islamic missionaries to Salt Lake City.

By: sfsaintsfan

sfsaintsfan — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:00:42 +0000

Most likely Division if the Jags move would be the AFC East made up of London, New England, Jets and Bills with Miami moving to the AFC South in place of the Jags. Geographically it would make the most sense.

Still a VERY stupid idea, but we are dealing with and idea that originated with Roger Goodell……

What else would you expect.

By: gadzod

gadzod — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:58:25 +0000

If they get one of our NFL teams, we get one of their EPL teams. We’ll take Arsenal, Man Utd, Man City, or Chelsea for Jacksonville, St. Louis, or San Diego.

By: d214tx

d214tx — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:44:41 +0000

What a dumb idea. Everyone knows there is only one football they care about over there and the NFL couldn’t even come close to touching their football fanwise