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As NFL Gets Set For First Game In Brazil, Commissioner Roger Goodell Talks Private Equity Team Ownership, Post-Super Bowl Federal Holiday & More


As the NFL gets set for its first game in Brazil tonight, Commissioner Roger Goodell has made several media appearances, talking private equity ownership with CNBC and the likelihood of a post-Super Bowl holiday on Today. The Philadelphia Eagles-Green Bay Packers game, which will stream exclusively on Peacock, is an effort to expose America’s top […]

The Philadelphia Eagles-Green Bay Packers game, which will stream exclusively on Peacock, is an effort to expose America’s top sport to a market with 38 million fans. Goodell, speaking to reporters on Thursday, said the league hopes to significantly expand its current slate of games outside the U.S., which has seen teams take the field in Mexico, London and Frankfurt to date. In a separate appearance on the Today show, Goodell helped beat the drum for Peacock and gamely fielded yet another Taylor Swift question.

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