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Roger Goodell the globetrotter is better for NFL than Roger Goodell the sheriff

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Roger Goodell the globetrotter is better for NFL than Roger Goodell the sheriff

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  1. BOCA RATON, Fla. – unexpectedly broached the topic of relieving Roger Goodell of his disciplinary power, he launched an unambiguous message from inside NFL ownership circles: The commissioner should focus on more productive things. Last August, when New England Patriots president Jonathan Kraft This week revealed what those productive things are, specifically, opening the league to a global Internet-based platform and accentuating that push by Cheap Baltimore Ravens Jerseys NFL taking the game into lucrative new markets. Three locales have now drawn interest: Germany, Brazil and the Moby Dick of NFL revenue opportunities – China. In a set of spring meetings that have a fairly slow agenda, this is quietly becoming the pivot point. And considering the timing, it makes sense that owners want Goodell operating with a focus on it. The collective-bargaining agreement and television deals are locked into the next decade. The Los Angeles market has once again been conquered. Arguably only player safety is a bigger league priority at the moment, and that's a very arguable point. But there's no questioning what is shaping up as the next important question: How can the league expose the game to billions across the globe without actually relocating a franchise across an ocean? Thus far, the answer has been through small moves and aggregation. The league broadened the international series that will include four games this season – three in London and another in Mexico City. The NFL also is considering proposals to expand online streaming rights beyond last season's one-game foray by Yahoo. Among NFL owners, that one game was merely a toe dipped into what is expected to be the next lucrative revenue pool. Due to logistics, the expanded streaming rights deal will ultimately be accomplished more quickly than adding games around the globe. Nike Elite Ravens jersey But that doesn't mean the global approach will be attacked less vigorously. Indeed, one owner told Yahoo Sports that the long-term goal in the next 10 years could be to host eight regular-season games overseas, a number that would represent a full "home" season in various foreign markets. The owner added that it would be unrealistic and financially shortsighted for London or Mexico City to divide up so many games. And that is why South America, Central Europe and Asia are now being advanced in a "where-do-we-go-next" scenario. Interestingly, China might be the brass ring that the league is ultimately reaching for, mirroring broader economic interests that are reaching for the world's largest market economy of the next 100 years. With a population of nearly 1.4 billion, a foothold in China could represent a revenue explosion for the league. But it could also be another embarrassment, much like the failed "China Bowl," a preseason game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks that was slated for Beijing in 2007. That game was postponed and ultimately never happened.

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