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The NFL will play a grounds 9 world games during nan 2026 season, spanning 4 different continents and 7 countries, and opening pinch a extremity successful Melbourne, Australia.
The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers will play nan first-ever crippled successful Australia, but it will beryllium played astatine 10:35 a.m. section clip connected Friday Sept. 11 to coincide pinch a Thursday nighttime crippled astatine 8:35 p.m. ET successful nan U.S.
With nan NFL continuing its push to scope millions much globally, location is simply a question: what do players deliberation astir it, particularly those that will beryllium successful situations for illustration nan Rams and 49ers travel September?
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ESPN expert Cam Newton is connected nan group of "First Take" connected Feb. 6, 2026 successful San Francisco, California. (Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images)
Former NFL MVP Cam Newton was ne'er capable to play overseas, arsenic he battled a Lisfranc wounded erstwhile his squad was group to play successful nan United Kingdom. However, he believes, from a business position for nan NFL, a world push makes excessively overmuch sense.
"I deliberation what nan NFL is doing is almost connected brand. It’s business," he said. "As we’re having this speech astir business, they understand nan magnitude of magnifying nan crippled of football. They’re doing it connected 1 consciousness pinch full-contact football, but they’re besides doing it successful different sense, that comes astir apt much natural, pinch nan emblem dynamic.
According to nan International Federation of American Football, location are 2.4 cardinal kids nether 17 who play organized emblem shot successful nan U.S. But globally, location are millions participating successful nan emblem game, which nan NFL is heavy progressive in.
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As a result, world fans of each ages are tapped into nan NFL game, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and nan remainder of nan convention agency person made a concerted effort to let those fans to spot live-action NFL play successful their location countries.
"So galore different group from different colors, creeds, arsenic good arsenic genders, tin participate successful nan emblem game. I deliberation nan NFL understands nan importance, akin to what nan NBA has been connected for decades now. They’re conscionable trying to research and grow nan marque of nan NFL."
Other than Melbourne, location will beryllium 3 London games, while Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Munich, Madrid and Mexico City will each beryllium big sites for nan NFL successful 2026.
Cam Newton connected power statement astatine nan Super Bowl LIX media halfway connected Feb. 7, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
It whitethorn beryllium bully business for nan NFL, but legendary sports supplier Leigh Steinberg said successful a caller question and reply pinch Fox News Digital that players person "mixed feelings" astir walking overseas.
"They really for illustration nan recreation facet of it, seeing different cultures and different things," Steinberg said. "But it takes a beingness toll. I mean, to alert from [the West Coast] to London is 12 hours. Then, to alert back, it’s 14 hours. When you commencement moving eastbound successful Europe, it gets longer than that. So, it takes a beingness toll.
"I deliberation that if you inquire nan coaches, they don’t emotion world games, because it takes them retired of nan regular and schedule."
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Newton whitethorn not beryllium connected nan section immoderate longer, but he remains tuned successful to nan NFL and each different sports infinitesimal done his contented creation, astir notably his "Funky Friday" and "4th & 1 pinch Cam Newton" shows arsenic portion of his Iconic Saga Productions.
Newton and his accumulation squad announced a awesome business pinch Offscript Worldwide, a creator-owned ecosystem that connects culture-shaping brands and platforms nether 1 roof, which includes REVOLT Sports and 3BlackDot.
Offscript unveiled this caller business astatine nan 2026 IAB NewFronts, wherever they will statesman collaborating pinch Newton’s independent accumulation powerhouse, integrating his deed shows and amplifying nan scope of athlete-driven storytelling for world brands.
Cam Newton of squad J Balvin looks connected against squad Druski during nan Super Bowl LX Celebrity Flag shot crippled connected YouTube astatine Moscone Center South connected Feb. 7, 2026 successful San Francisco, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
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"When you really deliberation astir Offscript, it’s for illustration nan ecosystem that bridges truthful galore different facets of our lives, from sports, to culture, to manner and truthful galore different things," Newton explained. "That modulation for maine wasn’t foreign. Instead of training to beryllium nan champion shot player, aliases nan champion athlete. Now, I’m conscionable training to beryllium nan champion contented creator I tin perchance be.
"I conscionable ever want to beryllium a beacon of nan person, successful a batch of ways, figured it retired arsenic I went. I’m conscionable truthful thrilled that Offscript gives maine and Iconic Saga nan opportunity to proceed to judge successful our vision, and we’re not capable to do these things without awesome partners for illustration this."
As this business kicks off, Newton will besides beryllium hitting nan roadworthy for nan "4th & 1 College Tailgate Experience," visiting HBCU’s crossed nan U.S. to observe their practice and radiance a nationalist spotlight connected student-athletes, world programs, and nan unsocial game-day civilization that defines what it intends to beryllium an HBCU.
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
