NFL games in London - what, if any is the point?

[KG]

building a fan base? they have TV's over there. that's how the vast majority of fans in america see games...

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/10/30/5042694/london-reaction-nfl-jaguars-49ers

[Wilms]

1. Like everything else.

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[Auggie]

2. Goodell would put a franchise there if he could

[a kennedy]

8. Yes I heard this as well....and heard that Los Angles would get one first, then London would!!

Just stupid I think, JMHO

[pscot]

3. Extortion

It's like a ransom note to the voters: give us a billion bucks for a new stadium or we'll move your team to a foreign country where you'll never see 'em again,

[vinny9698]

4. The European culture is against a sport like football

They are nonviolent, they consider obesity a serious problem. If you look at football, you see obese or large guys just hitting each other.
Soccer their favorite sport, has more finesse, no overweight bulks, no violence.

[theHandpuppet]

7. No violence, huh?

Except among their fans, I guess.

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

5. I quit watching years ago.

They could move them all and I wouldn't care.

[pipi_k]

6. They do have

TVs, but if a team or two goes over there, it would make money for the NFL when people pay for tickets.


PS...I heard a rumor that the NFL wanted to send the Jaguars over...

[yuiyoshida]

9. Makes you wonder... IF there is not a TEAM in Hawaii...

and Hawaii is too far to go for a Football game, why the hell would anyone want to put a team in London?

[Capt. Obvious]

10. I remember the XFL getting the same treatment stateside