The LA Rams will be the home team in 2026 for the first NFL game in Australia
Associated PressNEW ORLEANS — The NFL is expanding its international footprint to Australia. That means expanding our footprint, that means going to different parts of the world and exposing more fans around the world, in this case fans in Australia and Melbourne, to our great sport.” O’Reilly said the game will likely be played in Week 1 to give the teams extra time to acclimate to the time zone and promote the sport before the game. The Super Bowl being played Sunday in New Orleans features Australia’s most successful NFL player: Philadelphia Eagles left tackle Jordan Mailata. “As soon as this opportunity came about, we were the first to raise our hands and say we want to play in that first game in Australia.” The NFL hopes committing to Australia will help boost the chances that flag football will be part of the 2032 Olympics set to be held there in Brisbane. This won’t be the first time a major U.S.-based sports league went to Australia with Major League Baseball playing a season-opening series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks in Sydney in 2014.
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