Roger Goodell Believes Toronto Can Be A Viable NFL Market

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was asked whether Toronto was feasible for the NFL. The Bills exported eight games -- three exhibitions and five regular-season games -- to Toronto over five years for $78 million. "As you know, Toronto is a great market," Goodell said. "The Bills are playing up there on an annual basis in a regular-season game, and then every other year with a preseason game. I think we want to continue to service that market. We have great fans there. I think it's a great city. I think they are going to be facing -- and I've talked to some of the leadership up there -- potentially a stadium issue that is going to have to be addressed. Their current stadium, as you know, is a multipurpose stadium and has a relatively small capacity by NFL standards. So I think there are some issues that would have to be addressed up there, but it's a great market."

Source: ESPN.com

 

:icon_rolleyes:

 

So is he suggesting that they build a brand new stadium just to accommodate a couple games each year? or build a new stadium and maybe we will expand or move the Bills to Toronto for good?

 

If they're going to move a team into Canada can we get one thats better then Buffalo at least?

 

Will the Canadian league tolerate that or counter with a massive marketing push for "man's football, real football" into the States?

 

I'll be so glad when all this expansion crap is over with...

 

Since the Jaguars will be moved to London, the Chargers to Mexico City and the Vikings to LV - NO :icon_cheesygrin:

Having Buffalo right across the Lake Ontario, there will be no other team at Toronto

 

Im hoping that this is just teams being moved, and not expanded. Theres too many teams in the league as it stands.

 

Yeah Toronto,Europe,Mexico,Japan ect. Goodell reminds me of Hitler he wants to take over the world except with just the NFL.
Keep it here, at home, where it originated, and belongs.

 

agreed

but i think goodell would love to be able to say he expanded the league to 3 more countries before he retires so he may do it just for his legacy, whether it's the right thing to do or not.

i agree with no more expansion since there are a few organizaitons that are struggling right now but i think the league has now matured nicely into a 32-team format. the talent level is a little watered down with some disparity between the haves and have nots but i think 32 is a good number for the nfl right now.