NFL likely would expand to 34 if L.A. lands new team

[R8RMR]

INDIANAPOLIS -- Commissioner Roger Goodell said if the NFL puts a team in Los Angeles, it's probable the league would expand to 34 franchises.

Appearing Thursday night on "Costas Live" on NBC Sports Network, Goodell said the league "doesn't want to move any of our teams."

"We probably don't want to go to 33" teams by adding just one new team if a suitable stadium is built in the Los Angeles area, Goodell said. Instead, the league would consider adding two. An odd number of teams would pose scheduling problems, including at least one club being off each week, and would create one division with five teams.

There has been speculation an L.A. stadium could house two NFL franchises, although Goodell didn't address that Thursday with host Bob Costas.

Goodell said several issues must be solved in L.A., particularly which of two current stadium proposals is best. He didn't suggest any timetable for the NFL returning to Southern California.


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[the watchman]

If one went to LA I'd stick the other in Portland, Oregon. Make both West divisions 5 teams.
That would make 6 west coast team, still not as many as on east coast.


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[Welsh Raider]

I think if LA did get a NEW franchise, instead of one relocating there, the chances of Britain getting a team and being that 34th team would increase.

And with a few NFL owners dabbling in British football teams Kroenke -Arsenal, Lerner - Villa, Glazers - United and Robert Kraft has been very supportive, I think what a couple of years ago would seem ridiculous, looks slightly more realistic.

[R8RMR]

I think if LA did get a NEW franchise, instead of one relocating there, the chances of Britain getting a team and being that 34th team would increase.

And with a few NFL owners dabbling in British football teams Kroenke -Arsenal, Lerner - Villa, Glazers - United and Robert Kraft has been very supportive, I think what a couple of years ago would seem ridiculous, looks slightly more realistic.

Good point! The fact that one team will have games in 3 consecutive seasons may be their way of further testing the water with that in mind.

[SuperRaider]

Well I think the NFL want to give a major city a team; and with a city like london with 10 million people living there sound reasonable; the thing is london would not be stepping on anybody toes;

Watchman said give Portland a team; well seattle would not be very happy about that as portland fans support the Seahawks and they would lose a big fan base if that was to happen...

[Welsh Raider]

Its not just London though is it.

With only 8 home games a seasonthe whole of the British isles is essentially the catchment area.

[R8RMR]

Its not just London though is it.

With only 8 home games a seasonthe whole of the British isles is essentially the catchment area.

Well up to the Midlands anyway. I for one would only go all the way down there from up here for maybe two games at the most.

Though I don't think Portland would be as viable as say Las Vegas or maybe Albuquerque, there are a lot of cities that I'm sure could support a franchise.

[Welsh Raider]

Its not just London though is it.

With only 8 home games a seasonthe whole of the British isles is essentially the catchment area.

Well up to the Midlands anyway. I for one would only go all the way down there from up here for maybe two games at the most.

Though I don't think Portland would be as viable as say Las Vegas or maybe Albuquerque, there are a lot of cities that I'm sure could support a franchise.

The Midlands really? Maybe for Thursdsay games where people would struggle after work, but you could bookdays off, like I said its only 8 games.

I think anywhere upto 4 hours or so one way is fine.

I mean people travel all around Britain every week to watch their football teams. I was down in Brighton only the other week. Then down to Bristol. Heck I travel 2 hours one way twice a week just for work.

[R8RMR]

The Midlands really? Maybe for Thursdsay games where people would struggle after work, but you could bookdays off, like I said its only 8 games.

I think anywhere upto 4 hours or so one way is fine.

I mean people travel all around Britain every week to watch their football teams. I was down in Brighton only the other week. Then down to Bristol. Heck I travel 2 hours one way twice a week just for work.

It would be your choice to travel for those distances and times and I would applaud it. Howver my choice is not to have to take every other Monday off during the season to enable me to travel all the way down to Wembley for the games. There is no way that I would contemplate trying to get back after the games and have to go to work the next day. I did that for one of the games down there and ended up totally wasted and it cost me a small fortune. So to me it's not a viable proposition.

[Welsh Raider]

Yeah but what Im saying is if you only do 1 out of the 8. Your still essentially in the catchment area. Maybe not for a season ticket but still part of the target fanbase.

[SuperRaider]

I live in Nottingham and I do it if say the Raiders were playing on Monday night football or was on a bye week,...you are really looking at a big fan base if london was to get a team...

[the watchman]

There's also a large Raider/Niners  fan base in Portland as well.
Seahawks may not like it but Portland could support a team.

So you think the Niners wanted a team in Oakland back in 1960?


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[SuperRaider]

You know San Francisco is really a large city; if you count Oakland, San Jose and San Fran as one city because they are very close...might be  a population of 5 million living in the area...so I don't think the 49ers were really bother about the Raiders....

Just that Seattle and Portland are not very large city, forget about Portland getting a football team, let give San Jose a football team....

[the watchman]

That won't happen in SJ.

Portland has a metropolitan area of over 2 million. That makes it a similar size to Pittsburgh and twice the size of Buffalo.

Portland is 144 miles from Seattle, which is more than between Philly and Washington, Philly and New York. Boston to NY is about 180 miles.


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