I saw an article on Yahoo today saying that the NFL is considering expanding the season to 17 games, with each team playing the "extra game" outside the US, most likely in Canada, Mexico, or Europe.

To me this seems like a monumentally bad idea. And that's besides the fact it would be a logistical nightmare. I know the NFL wants to expand its fan base and, naturally, revenue streams, but to have each team play a regular season game in another country just doesn't make any sense. An exhibition is one thing, but a game that counts in front of random fans!? Do people in Germany (one of the proposed countries to host) even like American football? Isn't attendance at NFL Europe games pretty low?

I'm a soccer fan, and that sport is huge just about all over the world. But I don't know of any soccer teams that play regular season games outside of their home country. If the NFL wants to get more popular internationally, they should try to start grassroots leagues in other countries using players from those countries (or regions, in Europe's case). Then they could have a tournament a la European soccer's Champions League with teams from different countries facing each other.

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