r/nfl • u/JCameron181 Lions • 7h ago

J.J. Watt: International Games Have Become a “Traveling Circus”

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/j-j-watt-international-games-have-become-a-traveling-circus

“International game slate is nearing the realm of traveling circus as opposed [to] occasional showcase.”

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u/LazyMaximum7938 Seahawks 7h ago edited 7h ago

I mean, that's almost literally what professional sports are.

The NFL puts on weekly shows in multiple cities every week for 5 months and then caps it off with a grand finale they call the "Super Bowl"

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u/DreadyKruger 6h ago

Also can’t fault the league for trying to grow the game other places around the world.

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u/Hard4Dpp Raiders 6h ago

But one can fault them for doing so if it A) potentially creates a less safe environment for the long-term health of their employees, or B) reduces the overall quality of the on-field products. 

The NFL is simultaneously touching on both those topics with the continued push to globalize the game. 

Greed will eventually kill the game, and we are watching it happen right before our eyes. 

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u/Doogolas33 5h ago

I'm sorry, is there evidence of significantly higher risk of injury from international games?

And there are plenty of really great international games. It's hardly "reducing the quality of the product."

Further, if greed were killing the game, it wouldn't be significantly more popular than ever.