NFL Owners Approve Adding More International Games

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NFL Owners Approve Adding More International Games

Originally posted on On Tap Sports Net | By Tommy Erbe | Last updated May 19, 2026 6:52 PM ET

Roger Goodell and the NFL have made it no secret that they want to expand the league’s outreach globally. They’ll be playing nine regular-season games abroad in seven different countries on four different continents. But this is just the beginning.

At the beginning of the owners’ meetings this week in Orlando, Florida, they approved increasing the maximum number of games played abroad from eight to ten games. The one Jacksonville Jaguars’ home game played in London, England, annually does not count towards this total.

In addition to this change, teams lost the ability to block games from being played abroad. In the past, franchises could block up to two home games a season from being played elsewhere. Now, every game is open for business.

NFL Expanding International Scheduling in 2027.

The writing has been on the wall for a while now; Goodell wants all 32 franchises to play international games as often as possible. The more they travel to play, the more exposure the sport gets, the more money in the league’s pockets.

Now, sacred rivalries are subject to leaving the places where they should be played. The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers could play the oldest rivalry in football in Paris. The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles could meet one day in Australia. Who knows, we may end up with the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers in Antarctica.

We all know where this is heading. America’s game, the Super Bowl, is going to be played abroad one day. It’s been a happy hour event for the bosses of corporations for some time now. The fans of the game will always come behind them, and the money they spend, of course.

This article first appeared on On Tap Sports Net and was syndicated with permission.

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