Could Commanders Play in Mexico or Munich in 2022?
The NFL is announcing its specific plan for world-wide domination.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Wednesday that Munich will host a game in 2022, and that there will be four total games in Germany over the next four years, two in Munich, two in Frankfurt.
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Additionally, there will be games in Mexico and London this coming season.
And that’s where the Washington Commanders might grab a piece of the domination. However, the Commanders will have to wait until 2023 to go overseas.
The NFL announced Monday morning which teams would "host" the International Series games. Those teams are the Arizona Cardinals (Mexico), Jacksonville Jaguars (Wembley Stadium), Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints (Tottenham Stadium) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Munich).
The Commanders are set to play the Packers and Jaguars this season, but will do so at home, meaning the team will stay stateside in 2022.
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The league remains committed to multiple games in London and a game in Mexico City with Germany now in the mix going forward, and in theory there is enough eventual profitability for the Commanders to wish to get involved. And of course, by the numbers, the Commanders will eventually be involved ... because starting in 2022, there will be at least four games played internationally every season and each NFL team will take a turn to host an international contest once every eight seasons.
With the Commanders' struggles in terms of the structure at FedEx Field (they're eyeing a move to Virginia), they could possibly be a candidate to be the "home team" for one of these games.
