Rams play in China in 2019

[Prime Time]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/06/29/report-league-pushes-back-game-in-china-until-2019/

Report: League pushes back game in China until 2019
Posted by Charean Williams on June 29, 2017


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The NFL has pushed back plans to play a game in China. According to Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal, the league has postponed staging a game there in 2018, targeting 2019 instead.

Per Kaplan, the league could open the 2019 season, its 100th anniversary, in China.

“It may make better sense to look at that game as an opportunity to celebrate our hundred years, in the event we can pull it off and as a way to look forward to the future,” NFL Executive Vice President/International Mark Waller said, via Kaplan.

The Rams, as the host team of the game, postponed the opening of their new stadium in Los Angeles from 2019 to 2020, allowing the league to move back the China game. The Rams now will give up a home game in 2019 to host the game in China.

The league will play four games in London and one in Mexico this season, with a Tottenham partnership beginning next season with two games. Thus, the China effort will wait, which is nothing new.

But China makes sense as the next market for the NFL to expand its brand.

 

[Ramhusker]

How does China make sense? I think it is somewhat ludicrous. A global NFL is going to suck. Follow the money I guess.

 

[ScotsRam]

This is good news for us UK fans. There's obviously an imperative for the number of games at the Coliseum to be managed with USC there as well... and with the new Tottenham stadium hosting NFL games from next year it looks like we could have yet another Ram game in London to look forward to!!

 

[Loyal]

So, season ticket prices reduced by a significant percentage?

 

[ScotsRam]

Kroenke would make a deal with Kim Jong-il if there was some paper to be had.

 

[bwdenverram]

Why do we keep having to go overseas ? Even worse we keep losing home games because of it.
Sorry I just think it's the NFL, not the WFL. If you want a world football league start one.

 

[LesBaker]

The NFL thinks it's a good idea to celebrate it's 100th anniversary with a game in China?

Who is letting this kind of stuff out there? How is this endearing fans to the sport.

What a mess the NFL has become in terms of marketing and public relations.

They are HORRIBLE.

 

[DaveFan'51]

How does China make sense? I think it is somewhat ludicrous. A global NFL is going to suck. Follow the money I guess.

This is BS!! The Team will need two weeks off to get over the Trip!! One to get over the game, and one to get over the Food!!

 

[CGI_Ram]

These international home games...

 

[rdw]

 

[LesBaker]

If it put 5MIL in his pocket you can damn well bet he would do it.

If playing in Tottenham hurts Arsenal it won't matter to him. As long as fans are in the seats and paying for parking and buying stuff in the stadium he's happy.

IMO he'd cut a deal that gave the 49ers 10MIL in cap space if it put 5MIL into his pocket.

 

[Prime Time]

I knew it! The evil Tom Brady is behind this.
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https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/06/20/tom-brady-nfl-game-in-china

Five-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady usually gets what he wants. And this week, while on a promotional trip to China with Under Armour, the Patriots’ quarterback expressed his wish to play a game in the country before he retires.

 

[Ram65]

Payment for being allowed to go back to LA.

Growth, money and the American way. A for profit business they have to develop new markets. There aren't many cities left in the USA that can/will support a NFL team. England is one thing but, China is crazy for the American fan. Games will have to be played at 8 AM China time for a 9 PM New York east coast time and 6 PM LA west coast time.

https://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/time_difference.htm
World Time Difference to China
China is 13 hours ahead of New York, 12 hours ahead of Toronto, and 2 hours behind Melbourne.

Has to hurt the Rams with travel, time changes and prep.

 

[Snaz]

Okay with overseas games, but not okay with it counting as a Home game. It should be an away game for both teams.