Rome has three teams total, but Marines Lazio is the best and only squad of the three competing in the IFL. On May 4, 2020, the entirety of the scheduled 2020 International Series games, including the London games, were moved back to the home stadiums in the United States due to the international COVID-19 pandemic. There were no players from that 2005 team that made big names for themselves in the NFL, which really was the issue with NFL Europe as a whole. The NFL future opponents are based on the NFL's scheduling rotation. The NFL is aiming to establish a London franchise by around 2025, and has the active support of the British government. Besides, baseball is a bit less exciting as a sport. The NFL's use of a salary cap would also make using financial incentives to overcome this problematic. [37], As well as the issue of a home stadium facility, the league has also been considering where a London franchise would hold their training camp, which begins in late July and normally involves several players not yet formally signed to the club. Through all of the changes with NFL Europe, the Frankfurt Galaxy stuck through it all and enjoyed the most success out of all of the teams. The Utah Utes and the BYU Cougars draw pretty large crowds for college teams. Sacramento. The NFL would have to add 6 teams all at the same time for an expansion to work. In 2003, they moved to Olympic Stadium and drew an average crowd of over 12,000 despite going 3-7 on the year. The NFL could never support that. Oregon State hasn't enjoyed the same success as the Ducks, but their crowds are still pretty big too. If you have had some enjoyment from reading the 2020 version, please consider making a donation to help out our friend Jill and her family. At 32 teams, however, the NFL is at a pretty perfect size. Wembley Stadium, England's national association football stadium, was rebuilt and re-opened in 2007, and was the first venue for International Series games in that same year. It was only supposed to serve as a developmental league, but still, there wasn't much motivation for fans to go see teams. Football is already doing okay in Sacramento anyways in the UFL, where coach Dennis Green and quarterback Daunte Cullpepper reunited to lead the Mountain Lions last year. The Raiders, lacking a stadium for 2019, were said to have an "extreme long shot" at playing all of their home games in London that year, should all other options fail. In the late 1990s when the NFL voted on an expansion team, L.A. was shafted for Houston. All three games were held in October, as the venue is home of the England national rugby team during the November test matches. Their Spring Game attendance was second in the nation this year, with over 77,000 in attendance according to ESPN's Tim Griffin. Toronto may be more involved in football than Montreal or any other Canadian city right now, but our northern neighbors could have more than one successful team. With football even being more popular in the Lone Star State there's no reason to believe that the NFL shouldn't add one too. [1], As of 2013, players appearing in International Series games were subject to UK tax on their income and endorsements on a pro rata basis. The team that has most often been connected to a move to Toronto is the Buffalo Bills, and … This was also the case for the former St. Louis Rams and San Diego Chargers until their respective moves to Los Angeles in 2016 and 2017 (even so, although the Rams own both teams' current home of SoFi Stadium and are almost certain to stay in Los Angeles for the long-term, the Chargers are leasing that stadium and have not yet established a fan base, leaving open the possibility for another relocation),[16] and the former Oakland Raiders until relocation to Las Vegas was approved in 2017.[15][17]. 11 NFL Expansion Franchises You Didn’t Know ALMOST Happened - Duration: 12:09. The IFL (Italian Football League) has grown since it first began in 2008, and has 10 competing teams in only it's third year. [15], The scheduling of the first back-to-back weekend fixtures in the 2015 International Series was also a test of a potential London franchise on competitiveness. With much of the United States and the world stuck in quarantine, we’re doing this a little earlier this year: it’s time for our third annual NFL expansion series. To overcome this, he speculated that the NFL might follow the example of other sports like basketball and baseball, where some teams play away games in back to back series of three or four games, allowing the team to stay in the US for this part of their schedule. Back when NFL Europe was still operational, the Berlin Thunder enjoyed a steady growth in their fan base. Japan's X-League has several teams that are kept afloat by corporate sponsors who wouldn't contribute money if there wasn't money to be made, so there is hope yet. The other two (Grizzlies and Barbari) don't allow foreign players and play at lower levels of competition. Since it would be the first of many new teams, fans should look forward to London's first NFL franchise the most. Speaking during the 2015 International Series, Waller stated "We’re currently at four million, we were at about 2.3 million when the International Series started [in 2007]. Although the British version of the game is administered by the British American Football Association (BAFA), it is not recognised by the UK government for visa purposes. The main advantage to adding any team in the USA is that the interest in football is completely established. [8][10] It is often pointed out in support that current Jaguars owner Shahid Khan is himself based in London, and also owns Fulham F.C. "[35], Speaking after talks with the UK government, Dan Marino argued that probably the biggest challenge facing a London franchise is the physical logistics of moving the staff and equipment across the Atlantic for every away game. The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (LNFA) is currently in it's 17th season, and there are an impressive 14 total teams involved. Raiders? I'll call it stupidity." [5] It has been noted that this approach may be problematic as it requires players to spend multiple weeks at a time away from home (whether home is in the US or London), something they would not have to do in a US based franchise. The Sooner state deserves an NFL team just as much as anywhere else in the country. [27], In April 2018, Jaguars owner Shahid Khan placed a bid on Wembley Stadium in an effort to solidify the Jaguars' presence in the city;[28] this offer was retracted in October 2018. It can't, won't and shouldn't happen, but Rome's biggest soccer stadium, Stadio Olimpico, provides a modern day marvel of a stadium itself. Since 2007, the league has held multiple regular season games in London each season as part of NFL London Games, allowing the league to test solutions to some of the challenges facing a hypothetical London franchise. [2] It has been speculated that the current (2012) US market was saturated, and so it was unlikely that an expansion team within the US would generate the NFL's desired growth without a fundamental change in their funding model, such as the introduction of pay-per-view TV, which was also seen as unlikely since the league's current broadcasting contracts run to 2022. View the future NFL schedules and opponents for the AFC and NFC at FBSchedules.com. He reports that Cowboys games are televised frequently in Mexico and there have been regular season games played at Estadia Azteca in Mexico city. Los Angeles has aggressively tried to acquire another franchise ever since the previous two bolted. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is a huge advocate of global expansion, which would eventually lead to several additions to the NFL. Citing sports lawyer Andrew Nixon, ESPN suggested in 2013 that while the draft may be permissible for the same reasons it is in the US, the age restriction had no US analogy, and so how it would be interpreted by the European Commission would be difficult to predict. ", "George Osborne backs drive for NFL franchise in London", "Arthur Blank sees "maybe more than one" NFL team in London", "NFL's move to London could come soon; Jags a target", "London team by 2022? Japan is to California as London is to New York, so there is no reason that the NFL can't expand off of the west coast as well. If Britain's capital started to enjoy the success and profits of an NFL team, then all of Europe would want one. It has been suggested this may be tested by scheduling one team to play back-to-back weekends in the International Series (as the notional home and away team). You’d have a lot of dead fan bases in the league. Canada . 0 of 12. Discord. It hasn't worked out so well because the effort to bring a team in has been too unorganized according to ESPN's Arash Markazi. The perennially less successful Aggies of Utah State understandably attract much larger crowds, but BYU does better out in Provo. Although American football in the United Kingdom has historically been a niche sport, British interest in the NFL peaked in the 1980s, in which time London hosted some pre-season games; during the 1990s, the city hosted the London Monarchs in the league's developmental Europe League. The population of the metro area is just under three million, and with football being as popular as it is in the Golden State a Sacramento team could add fuel to the west coast rivalry fire. A fifth team (assuming L.A would get one too) in California might be a bit excessive, which bumps Sacramento down the list, but it could still work out well. [9], Another issue considered is whether or not a London team would have an unfair competitive advantage compared to US-based teams, due to the extra distances away teams would have to travel to play them. London would obviously love to have a team of their own and Goodell wants to make his move as soon as possible. [18] Like the Raiders, the timing of the team's sale and stadium agreement is less than ideal, since the league does not intend to put a team in London on such short notice. This was interpreted as boosting the chances of an eventual London franchise. If an NFL team was located in Portland, the crowds could be a lot bigger, and they would most likely thrive. If a true blue NFL squad was brought to Berlin, 20,000 fans would be an all time low in attendance. Over in Lincoln, the Cornhusker's "Sea of Red" has always demonstrated the passion for football in Nebraska. [24], To test the implications of a full season at Wembley, the NFL scheduled two International Series games over two weekends, followed by an England association football game, to see how the surface copes. This NFL expansion team would be a slight step up. The Bills haven't made the playoffs since Tony Hawk first landed the 900. Still, it's a good start for establishing interest to precede an NFL expansion attempt. San Antonio makes a lot of sense for an NFL team as AOL News points out. Possible home stadiums for the London team include one or more of Wembley Stadium, Twickenham Stadium or Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. [41], As of 2013, players appearing in International Series games were admitted on temporary working visas, a situation which would not be possible for players working a full home schedule, which would require visas to be issued by a UK government recognised governing body for the sport. Football is huge in Texas, but don't think it isn't just as big in Oklahoma. Shouldn’t the Second City have a second one, too? [33] The deal also includes an option to add two more games in the same period. There were some players that did well and came over to the NFL, like Jake Delhomme and David Akers, but overall the league's talent just wasn't very good. A team in San Diego seems like the right thing to do and the NFL has had a history of awarding franchises to former NFL cities. [9], As the designated home team for the International Series, the Jacksonville Jaguars are often mentioned as the most likely existing NFL team to relocate to London, leaving their current home of TIAA Bank Field in Florida. [22], Given the size of London, it has even been suggested by Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank that there could ultimately be more than one franchise located in London, although not before a team in another European country.[6]. It has been suggested that the NFL's use of a draft system and a minimum age limit on players would come into conflict with the EU's laws regarding freedom of movement for workers and competition. [7], On June 23, 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU. So, there you have it, the NFL says Los Angeles is the city that right now ranks #1 for getting a team in the near future. They may only have an NBA franchise, but with a metro population of about 2.2 million people they could easily add a football team. As well as the Jacksonville Jaguars, the fact that some other existing franchises have owners with knowledge of the British market due to also owning United Kingdom based sports teams, such as the Glazer family's ownership of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers based in Tampa, Florida and Manchester United leads to them being suggested as potential relocation candidates. [8] According to the Associated Press, the 32 team model is seen as advantageous as it offers "competitively balanced schedules and division alignments". The IFAF endorsed JAFA (Japanese American Football Association) also works to keep youth football popular, which could lead to a restoration of the sport's popularity. The best part about bringing a franchise to London is that it could be the spark that ignites the global expansion of American football. If Goodell manages to bring the NFL to Europe, London isn't the only place that could have a chance at holding onto a team. NFL expansion isn’t on the agenda, but the relocation game might not be over. San Diego, California. Most wouldn't guess it but their population is one of the biggest in the nation (over 1.3 million in the city alone). California's capital might be about to lose their NBA franchise, but an NFL team could land there some day. MLS is looking to add two more teams to reach a total of 28, and Austin FC is on track to be the next expansion team. If teams started to sprout up all across Europe, then it could become a worldwide epicdemic. A London NFL franchise would be intended to grow the league's revenues and provide further access to the British and European markets. NFL continues to forge forward in U.K.", "NFL eye Tottenham's new ground as home for London-based American Football franchise", "NFL: Jacksonville Jaguars' Shahid Khan not sold on London move", "NFL extends Wembley deal to play two games a year until 2020", "Jaguars looking to build a permanent facility in London", https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/apr/26/fa-sell-wembley-fulham-owner-shahid-khan, "NFL Wembley: Seven years until London Jaguars? If the elite NFL talent graced Olympic Stadium, those numbers could easily reach capacity every week. Still, the NFL would have to find away around huge issues like time zone differences, jet lag, and getting players to move to Europe if they get acquired by one of the teams there. The Chargers were based in the city from 1961-2016 before packing up and heading to the City of Angels. [29], On July 8, 2015 it was announced that the NFL had agreed to stage a minimum of two games a season for a ten-year period at Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium in Northumberland Park, which opened nearly a year behind schedule in 2019. 7:21. They are also drawing early interest from fans in bigger numbers, which is huge. Chicago. There are several possible locations for these new teams, both in the U.S and abroad, so here's a list of the top 20 NFL teams of the future. [2] CBS also argued that expansion teams generally struggle "for quite some time", suggesting a relocated team would be the better option from the standpoint of competitiveness. "[45], Hypothetical American football team based in London, major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, financial, legal and logistical challenges, Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium in Northumberland Park, National Football League collective bargaining agreement, National Football League Players Association, List of National Football League games played outside the United States, "Vikings in limbo and expansion not on NFL's radar", "Three NFL teams apply to move to Los Angeles area", "How close are we to a London Jaguars NFL franchise? Spain probably isn't ready for an NFL team just yet, but be sure that they would get involved quickly if professional football spread to Europe. [13] If done, the team would be the first NFL franchise to have a training facility built outside of the U.S. On April 26, 2018 it was reported that Khan had made an offer to the FA to buy Wembley Stadium,[14] although he subsequently rescinded that offer. Expanding to Canada would be much easier than crossing the Atlantic theoretically. The team could just be a nationwide team (Ireland Dragons), because even if there was a huge expansion there aren't any other cities large enough to have their own team. If the team is named after Utah as a state, that would officially include the entire population of over 2.7 million people. Jaguars fans show up when the team is doing well, but if they ever hit a slump they disappear. November 11, 2013. 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The deal is designed to be flexible, i.e. It has a retractable natural grass pitch over an artificial surface used for NFL games (which should allow both soccer and NFL games to be played on the same weekend[31]), and with locker rooms of sufficient size to accommodate the 53-man size of an NFL team roster. Just like going north to Canada, heading south to Mexico wouldn't require overcoming huge time zone difference issues. [36] For the 2018 season, the league aims to test the concept of one of the teams playing back-to-back games in London. The Expos didn't work out, but to be fair they weren't exactly fielding good teams too often (13 winning seasons out of 36, no World Series titles). [45][46] Last negotiated in 2011, the current version runs until the 2020 season. What separates London from other international locations is that it has enjoyed the most success recently and it seems to be Goodell's favorite potential international expansion city. They would add another team to southern football and could easily find a rivalry with any Texas team if not all three of them (San Antonio?). They drew over 40,000 people for a game during the eighties (Civil War vs Oregon), but with the huge investment recently made at Reser Stadium Oregon has shown that they care about their football. Given that the NFL added a 17th game to the schedule (starting in 2021) and an additional playoff team in each conference, it’s not farfetched to think league expansion could be on the horizon. [15] That number had risen to 40,000 repeat customers for the four-game package in 2017. [43] Nonetheless, some speculation has led to keep NFL owners on alert if the UK goes into a recession following an exit from the EU.[44]. On March 27, 2017, it was reported by City A.M. that the Jaguars are in discussion to build a permanent training facility near Wembley Stadium. 5. Up until their move to Los Angeles was announced in January 2016, this also included the former St. Louis Rams owned by Arsenal F.C. The Nighthawks, Omaha's UFL team, have enjoyed wild success considering their semi-pro status. Should the league establish a team in London, it would become the first of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada to establish a franchise outside either of those two countries. Ed Graney of the Review Journal reported that Roger Goodell was strongly against gambling and thus an NFL team in Vegas. Norfolk just received a UFL team, the Virginia Destroyers, and they'll begin play right away in 2011. The NFL have been talking expansion outside of the country for the past several years, ... NFL Expansion: 10 Cities That Could Host an NFL Team in the Future. A new stadium would be needed though, which is never an easy thing to make happen. As funny as it would be, Davis will never change their name, nor should he, but an angry Roger Goodell is a happy thought for fans. To fill out our new team's roster, let's follow the rules from the 2002 draft. Assuming Goodell would already have a team in London before Dublin ever got one, the rivalry between the two would be as intense as any other in the NFL. According to CBS Sports Pete Prisco the team was forced back to New Orleans, ownership didn't even want to bring the team back to the Bayou. If expanded to a full slate of regular season games, it has been suggested that unless the government granted exemptions to attract the NFL, which have been applied to some but not all sports/athletes, then the difference between the UK and US tax codes would be have the effect of making the after-tax value of a player contract considerably less when signed by a UK-based team compared to a similar contract with a US-based team. It's starting to look like Jacksonville could lose their team, but Florida absolutely can easily have another team in Orlando. The NFL's best looking owner loves to be hated, and Bleacher Report's own Auguste Archer agrees that it's a possibility. In the specific case of the Bills, it was however suggested that the NFL would oppose relocation since they were the only NFL team which played in New York state (the New York Jets and New York Giants being located in a shared stadium in New Jersey), and until the team returned to respectability under head coach Sean McDermott, its persistent mediocrity would make it an unattractive relocation candidate. As a result, while wishing to retain the support of anyone for a London team on a second favorite basis, the NFL's UK operation has been focussing on growing the fan base by reaching out to younger fans without an established allegiance, and others who are entirely new to the sport. Once the stadium is built, at least one of the teams on the long list of candidates will come over. A 10-year restriction on having to play all home games at Wembley expired in 2017, although Wembley remains the regular home of the team. 24 or more clubs would have to approve of the decision. Countering one reason often cited as why the Jaguars would move, their low attendances, it has been argued that there are other franchises such as the Buccaneers with even lower attendances and less potential for growth in their own market in comparison. The term is most commonly used in … Thank you. It was their first season in Sacramento after moving from San Fransisco, and they were pretty successful in their inagural season. Similarly, another issue is whether or not it would have a base in the US for the off-season period, the gap between whenever their season ends until the start of the following training camp, in which the club will normally hold several meetings regarding staff and player contracts. Despite the dark cloud of doubt surrounding this NFL season, Skysports reports that London is fully expecting to host their fifth wildly popular regular season match up, which will be between the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this year. Virginia doesn't have a professional football team, yet the state has a population of almost eight million. Donations can be completely anonymous. [34] The three-game commitment was fulfilled in two years. The cities of Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Winnipeg could all conceivably play host to key matches. According to ProFootballWeekly, the city is biding their time until L.A gets their team, then they will make their move for the next team. The Saints relocated to San Antonio temporarily in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the popularity was amazing. [2], According to NFL.com, one possible way to achieve a London franchise in a way that overcomes the various issues facing a London operation, which has been considered by team owners and NFL executives, is the possibility of a shared franchise, with the team playing four home games in London and four in the US, although this was not considered ideal as it could potentially weaken the appeal given the split fanbase and ultimately not achieve critical mass, in addition it would be unlikely to be attractive to London fans if it were assumed in that scenario that any such team would always play its post-season games in its US base. Los Angeles is the most likely landing spot for the first new or relocated team, but it's only a matter of time before more changes follow. Over 18,000 people attended home games last year, an impressive number for a semi-professional team in a very young league. A spokesperson for the NFL said that it was working closely with its UK offices and "monitoring" the situation closely. Speaking in September 2014, George Atallah, the NFLPA assistant executive director of external affairs, said of the issue that "A permanent team in London would require collective bargaining between the league and the players’ union and the NFL have not got to the point where they have said we want to raise it." they definitely shouldn't struggle to find cheerleaders, Europe could house an entire division of teams, This has been something Portland has actively sought after since 2000, lackluster attendance and the city's inability to provide a new stadium. Spain is and always will be a futball first country, but American football is enjoying steady growth there nonetheless. The total metro area population exceeds 1.2 million and CNN Money ranked it as the number one city to start a business. Another potential issue is the natural grass pitch (following the first International Series game, the pitch was upgraded to a partly artificial Desso surface[1]) – with previous England team manager Roy Hodgson having complained about the state of the surface after just two International Series games,[10] claiming one player injured his ankle in 2014 because of the cut-up pitch. A lot of you guys really like our NFL expansion series every year. Thus, if a London-based team was subjected to the same salary cap, it would difficult for the team to sign enough top-caliber free agents to make it a Super Bowl contender. [1], While still retaining the bye-week, as a test of the logistics, the first game of the 2015 International Series was the first time teams only traveled to London for the weekend, having previously spent a whole week in the UK. Sadly, Bloomburg Businessweek's Ken Belson reports that football is struggling in Japan, but if European teams enjoyed success and the sport became global Tokyo could easily hop on the bandwagon. With a shifting landscape based on relocation, here are 10 cities that need an NFL expansion team. Rams? The fourth expansion team can go anywhere, but I would put it in Salt Lake City. [4] The NFL's Executive Vice President International Mark Waller is more specific, expressing the goal as "to build a fanbase that would be able to support a franchise". Rome is the biggest city in Italy, with a population of over 3.3 million people. They are even reshaping the UFL's expansion plans according to Jeff Sheldon of UFL.com. The group's quest to bring an expansion team to Oakland began in June when Bobbitt wrote a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell expressing interest in applying to own a team. The popularity of football rapidly grew in Germany's huge capital city despite the lack of popularity NFL Europe enjoyed as a whole. The impact of the Bosman ruling on players contracts is also unclear. Football in Florida is never a bad thing and Orlando players could go to Disney world whether they win the Super Bowl or not. [4], As of the 2014 International Series, 9 out of 10 tickets for the games were bought by people who live within three hours' travel of London, with 33,000 people choosing to buy a package ticket for all three games. Football will always thrive in Texas, and all things considered it's absolutely amazing that San Antonio hasn't acquired a team yet. Students definitely make up a high percentage of those numbers, but they definitely don't make up those crowds themselves. [7], NBC Sports has speculated that "It's possible that the NFLPA simply will never agree to a London move. 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