NFL专员Goodell提出18场赛季,有16场国际赛事,加上第二个拜拜周,并将赛前赛事减为两场赛事。 NFL Commissioner Goodell proposes 18-game season with 16 international games, adding a second bye week and reducing preseason to two games.

NFL专员Roger Goodell宣布,如果常规赛季扩大到18场,计划每年可能主办16场国际比赛。 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced plans for potentially hosting 16 international games annually if the regular season expands to 18 games. 这将使所有32支球队在每个赛季都能参加国际赛事,同时增加第二个休赛周,并将季前赛减少到两场. This would allow all 32 teams to play internationally each season while adding a second bye week and reducing preseason games to two. 目前的国际游戏将从5场增加到8场,都柏林和里约热内卢是可能的新东道城市,对亚洲作为一个市场的兴趣日益浓厚。 Current international games are set to increase from five to eight, with Dublin and Rio de Janeiro as possible new host cities, and growing interest in Asia as a market.