NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on potential Tokyo game: 'It's coming at some point in the near future'
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Key Points:
- The NFL aims to host a regular-season game in Tokyo, Japan, potentially in 2027 or 2028, according to commissioner Roger Goodell, marking the league's first regular-season game in the country.
- Japan previously hosted 14 NFL preseason games between 1976 and 2005, but a regular-season game has never been played there.
- The successful Week 1 game between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia, demonstrated the NFL's ability to manage international games without negatively impacting teams.
- The Los Angeles Rams are likely to be involved in the Japan game due to their marketing rights in the country under the NFL's Global Markets Program.
- The NFL plans to increase international games to 16 per season in the future, with owners approving up to 10 games outside the U.S. in 2027; currently, five international games are scheduled for next season in Berlin, Mexico City, and London.
