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Friday 25 September 2015
NFL London to-back weekends in Lon- Bills on Oct. 25, followed on Nov. 1. Wembley is also contest between the Dol-
don this season — the Jag- by the Kansas City Chiefs hosting its first division ri- phins and Jets. “We need
Continued from Page 17 uars against the Buffalo against the Detroit Lions valry game, the AFC East to make sure that the con-
cept, actually when you
“The last thing we would In this Sept. 20, 2015, photo, Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) points towards the bring it into practice, the
ever want to do is to put a fans as he walks off the field after running back Matt Jones’ touchdown during the second half of teams can still be competi-
franchise in a place where an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in Landover, Md. tive,” Waller said. “There’s
the logistics, the travel, the no real way to prove that
sourcing of players, the in- Associated Press out other than testing it. ....
frastructure for supporting Now we’ve got to be able
teams through a season to prove that and ensure
doesn’t exist.” to owners that we feel a
The games at Wembley team there could be com-
have been sellouts and the petitive.”
NFL has built up a solid fan Asked whether the NFL
base in the U.K., where soc- might add a fourth con-
cer, rugby and cricket are test in London in the future,
still the most popular sports. Waller said the league is
London Mayor Boris John- exploring expanding to
son is among those push- “other markets,” singling
ing for a full-time team in out Mexico and Germany
the capital. as possible sites for games.
“We feel very comfort- Waller said the NFL would
able from a fan perspec- also explore the idea of
tive, from a sponsor and holding eight games over-
a stadium perspective seas, not necessarily all in
now, that we have all of London.
the right things in place,” “We will look at that as an
Waller said. “The one thing alternative to potentially
that we’ve got to do more putting a franchise there,”
work on is how would it he said. “It definitely is an
work from a team opera- idea that has merit. It clear-
tional standpoint?” ly is one that we haven’t
For the first time, the NFL is really started to focus on.
holding games on back- So there’s a lot of work to
be done.”q
