The NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday he expects the league to play more regular-season games in Britain in the next few years and even to put a franchise in London.
Goodell said that “every indicator” shows the British market can support more games and that having a franchise here is of “tremendous interest” to the league. But the commissioner does not have a timeline for expanding the NFL’s overseas presence.
This year is the third year in a row the NFL is staging a regular-season game in London and the New England Patriots will play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium in London this Sunday. Goodell said at a sports conference Friday that the league is looking into playing at least two games a year in Britain and hoping to find potential venues in Manchester, Glasgow and Scotland.
According to Goodell, the league in considering expanding the regular season to 17 or 18 games and having every team play one game abroad. However, the commissioner said the league is not considering staging a Super Bowl abroad.
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Monday, June 29, 2009
NFL Commissioner Goodell will take action on Giants WR Burress
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will take action on Giants WR Plaxico Burress before the legal process runs its course and before the start of the 2009 season.
Burress is facing a felony weapons charge after he accidently shot himself with an unlisenced handgun last fall, and is awaiting trial. The Giants suspended Burress for the final four games of the 2008 regular season and eventually released him this spring.
A recent preliminary hearing regarding the charges was adjourned until Sept. 23, and the actual trial might not start until after the 2009 season. That led Burress’ legal team and agent to say they believe the receiver would be available to play. However, Goodell’s decision to move now could throw a wrench into Burress’ immediate future plans.
Burress is facing a felony weapons charge after he accidently shot himself with an unlisenced handgun last fall, and is awaiting trial. The Giants suspended Burress for the final four games of the 2008 regular season and eventually released him this spring.
A recent preliminary hearing regarding the charges was adjourned until Sept. 23, and the actual trial might not start until after the 2009 season. That led Burress’ legal team and agent to say they believe the receiver would be available to play. However, Goodell’s decision to move now could throw a wrench into Burress’ immediate future plans.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Seahawks coach and NFL commissioner will climb Mount Rainier for charity
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Seattle Seahawks coach Jim Mora will climb up the 14,411-foot Mount Rainier with mountaineering great Ed Viesturs on July 5.
Viesturs is the only American to summit all 14 of the world's 26,000-plus-foot peaks without supplemental oxygen. Seahawks chief executive officer Tod Leiweke, United Way CEO Jon Fine and climbing guide Peter Whittaker will also join the climbing group.
The climb wil benefit the United Way of King County, Washington, which raised donation emergency food system in King County, through the activity of climbing the most heavily glaciered peak in the contiguous United States.
Viesturs is the only American to summit all 14 of the world's 26,000-plus-foot peaks without supplemental oxygen. Seahawks chief executive officer Tod Leiweke, United Way CEO Jon Fine and climbing guide Peter Whittaker will also join the climbing group.
The climb wil benefit the United Way of King County, Washington, which raised donation emergency food system in King County, through the activity of climbing the most heavily glaciered peak in the contiguous United States.
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