As the NFL gets set for its first game in Brazil tonight, Commissioner Roger Goodell has made several media appearances, talking private equity ownership with CNBC and the likelihood of a post-Super Bowl holiday on Today.
The Philadelphia Eagles-Green Bay Packers game, which will stream exclusively on Peacock, is an effort to expose America’s top sport to a market with 38 million fans.
Goodell, speaking to reporters on Thursday, said the league hopes to significantly expand its current slate of games outside the U.S., which has seen teams take the field in Mexico, London and Frankfurt to date.
A move to 18 regular-season games, from the current level of 17, will be key to that international push, the commissioner said.
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