Will the Houston Texans play a regular season game in Germany?
The NFL announced Wednesday they are launching the process to identify a parter in order to play regular season games in Germany as part of the NFL International Series. Currently, the NFL is partnered with Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Wembley Stadium in London, and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. In 2016, the Texans took on the Oakland Raiders in Mexico City. In 2019, Houston went overseas to London and faced the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley. With 17 games on the schedule, it is possible the Texans are playing at least one of them overseas again in the near future, given the NFLs desire to expand their countries for international games. The International Series has become a highlight of the sporting calendar in the UK, with many fans travelling from Germany to attend, said Brett Gosper, head of NFL UK and Europe. We are excited about the development of our German fan base, and the time is right to identify a partner who can execute a game at NFL standards as part of our international growth strategy.  The NFL had a presence in Germany from 1991-2007 with the NFLs European league, which went by the names World League, NFL Europe League, and NFL Europa, as the Rhein Fire, Cologne Centurions Frankfurt Galaxy, Hamburg Sea Devils, and Berlin Thunder were all teams. The NFL even had five exhibition games in Germany from 1990-94.