Roger Goodell wants NFL to expand international play to Tokyo: ‘It’s coming at some point’

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McCarron, G. (2026, October 23). Roger Goodell wants NFL to expand international play to Tokyo: ‘It’s coming at some point’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/23/sports/roger-goodell-wants-nfl-to-expand-international-play-to-toyko/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-23 · by Grace McCarron

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced plans to hold a regular-season game in Tokyo in the near future, emphasizing the league's expansion into international markets. The NFL already has a nine-game international slate planned for 2026 and is considering increasing it to ten games for 2027. This announcement follows recent games played in Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro, and Paris, which have provided opportunities for the league to learn about managing travel logistics and fan engagement globally.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the league plans to play its first regular-season game in Tokyo in the near future, emphasizing the NFL's expansion into international markets. With nine international games scheduled for 2026, including a game in Paris this weekend, Goodell stated that Tokyo is "clearly on our list," though no specific timeline has been set. The NFL previously held 14 exhibition games in Japan from 1976 to 2005 but never a regular-season match. Peter O’Reilly, the NFL’s vice president of club business, international and league events, indicated that the league is "considering" expanding its international slate to ten games for 2027.

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NFL vice president of club business, international and league events Peter O’Reilly said earlier this week that the league is “considering” expanding to 10 international games for 2027.
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🔮 It wouldn’t be the first time the NFL has made its mark in Japan.

Claims (23 extracted, 0 hedged)

With a nine-game international slate in 2026, the NFL is now looking to expand its horizons to another continent. asserted
NFL → look → continent
Commissioner Roger Goodell told “NFL Daily” hosts Gregg Rosenthal and Jourdan Rodrigue Friday that the league wants to play its first regular-season game in Tokyo in the near future. asserted
league → tell → future
“Listen, Tokyo is clearly on our list, whether it’s next year or the year after,” Goodell said. asserted
Goodell → listen → list
“It’s coming at some point in the near future. asserted
It → come → future
We’re going to continue to focus on our priority markets, which a lot of them they’ve been in, but there are other cities this year, we went to Rio rather than São Paulo. asserted
we → go → Paulo
“We’re planning on playing global. asserted
We → plan → ?
That’s where we’re going.” asserted
we → ’ → ?
It wouldn’t be the first time the NFL has made its mark in Japan. asserted
NFL → make → Japan
The NFL played 14 exhibition games in Japan from 1976 through 2005, 13 of which were in Tokyo, but it has never played a regular-season game in the Asian nation. asserted
it → play → nation
The NFL wraps up its hefty 2026 international slate this weekend when the Steelers face the Saints in Paris, the first regular-season game to be played in France. asserted
Steelers → wrap → France
The game is still slated to be held Sunday despite the recent unrest in the City of Light. asserted
game → slat → Light
Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he believes the league has followed the right protocols to make sure the game is safe. asserted
game → say → protocols
“I definitely think that the NFL is alert to what’s going on,” Rodgers said on Friday. asserted
Rodgers → think → Friday
“This game means a lot to the NFL. asserted
game → mean → NFL
If it was unsafe, then I’m sure we wouldn’t be here.” asserted
we → ’m → ?
NFL vice president of club business, international and league events Peter O’Reilly said earlier this week that the league is “considering” expanding to 10 international games for 2027. asserted
league → say → 2027
The league scheduled its first international games in Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro and Paris this season. asserted
league → schedule → Melbourne
Goodell discussed the Week 1 Melbourne game as an example of a learning opportunity for teams on how to handle that kind of international travel and time difference for a game. asserted
Goodell → discuss → game
“On a Friday morning at 10:30, to have 100,000 people in the stadium, it was just an incredible feeling for us. asserted
it → have → us
I think it’s opened up new opportunities for us,” Goodell explained. asserted
Goodell → think → us
“The travel is something we think we can manage and do it without impacting negatively on the teams. asserted
we → think → teams
“So, each of these we learned something from and we benefit and we also open those other doors.” asserted
we → learn → doors
Under the league’s Global Markets Program, the Rams have marketing rights in Japan. asserted
Rams → have → Japan
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