Whether NFL fans like it or not, the league is doing whatever it can to maximize revenue and spread the game globally. The global expansion continued with the announcement two months ago that the 2024 NFL season would start in Brazil with the Philadelphia Eagles hosting the game.
In March, at the owners’ meetings, commissioner Roger Goodell said an announcement of the Eagles opponent would come “within the next week.” Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy confirmed that they and the Cleveland Browns were the two options for the game.
Two weeks since Goodell’s comments, we still don’t know if the Browns or Packers would be the other team in the game but Murphy hinted that it would be Green Bay:
Based on Packers president Mark Murphy’s comments this morning, it sounds like they’re preparing to open the season in Brazil against the Eagles.