Despite criticism of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ past international game itinerary, owner Art Rooney II doesn’t seem intent on changing plans for next month’s game in Dublin, Ireland. Doubling down on comments he made in May following the schedule release, Rooney shared the team’s likely schedule to fly over for the NFL’s first-ever regular season game in Ireland.
“I think the team is planning to leave on Thursday, arriving in Dublin Friday morning,” Rooney told WTAE’s Andrew Stockey in a one-on-one interview. “So we’ll have two practices Friday and Saturday. And the game on Sunday. And leave right after the game.