The NFL has successfully grown beyond the United States over the last two decades, and it is now eying a new market for its International Series. After already having established a presence in Mexico and the United Kingdom, the league is now looking at Germany as a potential host for a regular season game as early as 2022.
On Wednesday, the NFL announced that it would be looking for “the most suitable German city for a possible expansion of the International Series into mainland Europe.”
The league targeting Germany does not come as a surprise. Not only have there been discussions about a game there since at least 2016, it is also the most populous country on the European continent and an emerging market for the NFL to target.