Roger Goodell: NFL targeting Tokyo for game in 2027 or 2028

By Field Level Media Oct 23 (Field Level Media) The NFL expects to be playing a regular-season game in Tokyo in either 2027 or 2028, commissioner Roger Goodell said on ​Friday. Listen, Tokyo is clearly on our list, whether it s ‌next year or the year after. It s coming at some point in the near future, Goodell told NFL Daily. 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 (de ⁠Janeiro) rather than Sao ⁠Paulo. Goodell was quick to point to the power of the NFL with its trip to Melbourne, Australia, for a Week 1 encounter between the San Francisco 49ers and rival Los Angeles ​Rams. On a Friday morning at 10:30 (a.m. local time), to have 100,000 people in the stadium, it was just an incredible feeling ⁠for us. I think it s opened up ⁠new opportunities for us, Goodell said. The travel is ​something we think we can manage and do it without impacting negatively ​on the teams. So, e