NFL in London?

I think it's stupid and a total disgrace to the league.

 

Put a team in Toronto first. Makes a hell of a lot more sense than London.

I don't think it'll be a good idea. London is too far and the time zone difference is a big deal. Having a team travel across the Atlantic for half of it's games along with the time difference is draining.

 

Roger Goodell wants to expand the NFL product, but can't he do that by staying close to home? I think it's smarter to put games in Mexico City before London, it's much much closer and draws a bigger crowd.

Not sure why Goodell loves sending NFL teams a minimal 7 hours away overseas.

 

London has a much larger stadium than the one in Toronto.

 

Mexico??? Hell ****ing no.

Cartel will murder all the players...

And I know the Cartel aren't around that area much, but still... Mexico??? NO!!!!

USA USA USA. Keep it here.

 

Stupid.

UNLESS it is the London Shaguars

 

Teams don't make money from selling tickets. They make money from TV rights and merchandise. The NFL generated $1.68 billion in local gate receipts in 2008, which is 22% of its total revenue.
(Source: http://harvardsportsanalysis.files....-nfl-business-model-and-potential-lockout.pdf)

Toronto is home to the oldest professional football team in North America, the Toronto Argonauts, who have won the Grey Cup championship a record 15 times. The team was founded in 1873 by the Argonaut Rowing Club, and is referred to as the Boatmen in honour of that heritage. The team is also known as the double blue because of the franchise colours (Oxford blue and Cambridge blue); the colour blue has become emblematic of the city and most of its sport franchises. The Argos also draw the highest per-game attendance of any sports team in Toronto and draw the second highest per-game TV ratings nationally of any Toronto based sports team (after the Maple Leafs hockey club)
Source: Toronto Sports Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_sports)

Sky Dome (aka Rogers Center) is big enough, it seats 54,000 for an NFL game.

 

The largest crowed drawn in football history was a game in Mexico.

 

Mexico does make more sense than London, IMO.