If you’re following the Steelers to every game, you better have a passport, because NFL international games are staying. In fact, not only are they staying, the NFL has every intention of expanding international play, and very, very soon.
Commissioner Roger Goodell recently discussed this subject with CNBC. The NFL is embarking on a broader slate of international games this season, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. “I do see 16 regular-season games, and I do think that will happen in the very near future”, he said, via Jessica Golden. “Within five years, probably”.