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madinmaryland

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Mon Nov 5, 2012, 01:59 PM Nov 2012

After Success Of London NFL Games, Goodell Thinking About Trying One Game A Year In...

Jacksonville.

NEW YORK—Commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters Monday that given the popularity of NFL games played in London, the league is considering amending its 2014 schedule to include one game each year in Jacksonville, FL. “We believe there is an untapped market in Jacksonville for real American football played between two high-caliber teams,” said Goodell, who noted that there is actually another sport in Jacksonville that they call football, but it mostly involves the ball rolling around on the ground. “This could be a great way of introducing the league to a city that has never experienced the excitement of an authentic NFL game. And if it goes well, who knows? We might even be able to start a franchise there someday.” A recent poll of NFL players revealed that 90 percent would never consider traveling to Jacksonville.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/after-success-of-london-nfl-games-goodell-thinking,30234/

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After Success Of London NFL Games, Goodell Thinking About Trying One Game A Year In... (Original Post) madinmaryland Nov 2012 OP
Hah! joeybee12 Nov 2012 #1
Poor Jacksonville! RockaFowler Nov 2012 #2
Hoooo ahhhhh! Berlum Nov 2012 #3
Interesting choice, Jacksonville was the first European settlement taterguy Nov 2012 #4
Interesting... madinmaryland Nov 2012 #5
Jacksonville and St. Augustine are the same city? El Supremo Nov 2012 #6
Jacksonville was before St Augustine taterguy Nov 2012 #7
Lighten up, Francis. There is no mention of Jacksonville in the Bible. madinmaryland Nov 2012 #8
Oh! You must mean Charlesfort or Fort Caroline. El Supremo Nov 2012 #9
Sure they count taterguy Nov 2012 #10
They were very temporary. El Supremo Nov 2012 #11
Life is temporary taterguy Nov 2012 #12

El Supremo

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9. Oh! You must mean Charlesfort or Fort Caroline.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:15 PM
Nov 2012

They don't count. Hell, there must be some Viking settlements that predate them by hundreds of years.

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