by: Sam Gillenwater 43 minutes ago samdg_33
The Super Bowl has been rotating which city it will be hosted in since its beginning in 1967. However, with all those taking place in the United States, Jerry Jones thinks that the NFL could take it international.
Jones gave that new take of his this morning while on 105.3 The FAN. He now thinks the Super Bowl could go globally, with the game and their sport having the reputation to be able to travel elsewhere and succeed outside of the U.S.
“First of all, I’m for anything that promotes the growth or expands the eyeballs for the NFL, and that has been really the goal and the practice of the NFL, certainly, ever since I’ve been involved,” Jones said. “There’s no question that having it out internationally shouldn’t take away from our fan interest and eyeballs in the United States, and should add significantly around the world outside the country. So, in general, I’m for that.
“I was pretty strong, for years and years, that it’s just never going to be the same – my town against your town – relative to our football. It just can’t be transferred to Europe and other countries. But I’ve changed that, and I’ve seen how you can take the ethos of our game and it calls on you to do unnatural things relative to physically and it causes you to play in a certain way that other sports don’t require. I think that carries over to the concept of the game, and I think that’s catching on and is very popular outside the United States. So, I’m all for it.”
This comes with the NFL currently being overseas right now with Vikings vs. Steelers last weekend in Dublin, Ireland and Vikings vs. Browns this weekend in London, England. Broncos vs. Jets the weekend after and Jaguars vs. Rams the following weekend will also be in London. The international series has also seen regular-season games in Mexico, Canada, and Germany, with one going next year to Australia. With that, Roger Goodell has had to address the idea with his league becoming further invested globally.