Aaron Rodgers advocates for full week of international games, rips owners over player safety
Awful Announcing • • sports
Key Points:
- Aaron Rodgers, after a win in Paris, criticized the NFL’s current international game structure and proposed a system where all teams play international games in the same week followed by a universal bye week.
- He revealed that this idea was previously discussed during collective bargaining but was abandoned when owners opted to add a 17th regular-season game instead.
- Rodgers suggested that the owners prioritized extra revenue over player safety and missed an opportunity to enhance the global growth of the sport.
- He emphasized the benefits of international games for expanding the NFL’s reach but lamented the lack of a league mandate for teams to engage with local cultures and communities during international trips.
- Rodgers also implied that financial reluctance from the league limits teams’ involvement in cultural and community activities abroad.
