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<\/p>\nRobert Kraft has his eye on global domination\u2026 and a longer NFL season.<\/p>\n
The Patriots\u2019 owner said in a radio interview on Tuesday that the league would \u201cpush like the Dickens\u201d to make international games more important.<\/p>\n
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\u201cEvery team will go to 18 [regular season games] and two [preseason games] and eliminate one of the preseason games. Every team, every year, will play one game overseas,\u201d Kraft said on \u201cZolak & Bertrand\u201d on 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston.<\/p>\n
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft speaks with FIFA President Gianni Infantino on the sideline during pregame warm ups before the game against the Los Angeles Chargers. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n
The reasoning behind the greater importance of playing international games is to generate more revenue and maintain labor peace, at least according to the Pats owner.<\/p>\n
\u201cPart of the reason is so we can continue to grow the cap and keep our labor happy, because we\u2019re sort of getting near the top here,\u201d Kraft said from Gillette Stadium. \u201c\u2026 Ninety-three of the top 100 programs on television are NFL games, think about that. It\u2019s really amazing. And you look at the size of our crowds versus the other sports.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as we can keep growing revenue, we can keep long-term labor peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The NFL has not been shy about its ambitions to make the sport a global game and has been increasing the number of contests that are played on foreign soil.<\/p>\n
Roger Goodell\u2019s league played seven games overseas in 2025, with games taking place in Brazil, Ireland, England, Germany and Spain.<\/p>\n