Goodell covers NFL hot topics
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Commissioner Roger Goodell would like to see the NFL playing another regular season game in Mexico.
Goodell said at a news conference Friday that the league has a strategy to make the game ''more successful on a global basis.'' The Rams and Patriots will play in London next season as part of that approach.
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Asked about playing games in Latin America, Goodell said there's a great deal of interest there and he would like to get back to playing a regular season game in Mexico. He said it's ''something we'd like to get done sooner than later.''
Goodell said there are current discussions about setting up another game in Mexico.
The NFL Players Association has concerns about playing games in London and how the travel will affect players.
He also addressed these other hot topics:
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Goodell said that he understands why there's so much interest in Peyton Manning, given that he's such an important player to the league and the community. Goodell said he's ''not troubled at all'' by all the talk about whether Manning will stay with the Colts or leave, and he doesn't think it has distracted from Super Bowl week.
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The NFL is increasing the number of Thursday night games so more of its teams can play in prime time. Goodell said that there will be Thursday night games on the NFL Network from the second to the 15th week of the season, giving all of the league's teams a chance to appear in prime time on some outlet.
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Goodell said expansion is not on the table at the moment. Goodell was asked about returning a team to Los Angeles, and replied the league hasn't thought about it ''at all.'' However, he said Thursday that if the 32-team league puts a franchise in Los Angeles, it would probably expand to 34 teams. Goodell reiterated that the league would like to have a team in LA, but said there are a lot of issues that have to be worked out. There are talks about two competing sites in Los Angeles, and Goodell thinks the two sides can be brought together.
- Goodell said the NFL will continue its work toward preventing concussions and other injuries, saying what's been done so far is only a starting point. Goodell said that the league has done ''a great deal'' to make the game safer for players. He said the league is ''not done yet'' and keep trying to make the game less dangerous. The league is expanding its use of sideline TV replays to help doctors.
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