What NFL players are going to want to live in freaking London!?
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Turk
Young, Gifted, and Black
DFW
Dallas, Houston, Miami, ATL, Boston, LA, NYC........ any of the major American cities really
As a stopover for a flight but nothing beyond that. I'm just not really interested in living outside the USA.
godkiller
"We are the Fury"
Most Black American people in general would rather live in ATL, Houston, Dallas, D.C., Miami, NYC, Charlotte, The Bay, New Orleans, than London.
shyt, most Black American basketball players doesn't like living in Canada.[/QUOTE]
godkiller
"We are the Fury"
Went to London last summer.. Dope city brehs. Expensive as sh*t though. Didn't spot as many dimes as I would have liked but they're cool though. I doubt a NFL team would thrive there. They already have like ten pro soccer/football teams. Its like soccer heaven there. They really don't get the commercial breaks and stop n start action of our game. I think a NBA team would have more of a chance than a NFL team
brick james
John piffington
Because 90% of America is terrible, you got Miami, tri-state area, bay area, so-cal by LA, parts of texas, and chicago.
Ain't no one trying to live in Ohio, North Dakota, Maine, tennessee, alabama, south dakota, west virginia, etc, the other 90%
Reality Check
Keepin' it 100
Ignoring the "London is a World Class City and is better than __________" argument, there are several reasons why an NFL team based in London is a terrible idea:
1) Taxes. This has been mentioned in the thread. Professional athletes have to pay taxes in every state they play in. Don't know how taxes are in London, but not only would they have to pay taxes and convert them into pounds, they would have to oblige by another set of tax guidelines.
2) Bye weeks. Any team going to London for a game would immediately have to have a bye to make up for two overseas flights, which would throw off scheduling. An NFL team in London would have a competitive disadvantage over the road team because the road team would be losing a minimum of 5 hours due to the time difference. That's not taking into consideration the potential toll it could take on an athlete.
3) Not only would you have to relocate players and coaches to London, but you'd also have to relocate Front Office staff (Marketing, Communications, Medical, etc.) and possibly their families to a foreign country for a significant amount of time. The lower level positions (ticket sales, merchandise stores, food vendors, etc.) are easy to fill locally, but higher up position would require a lot more travel than a team in the States.
4) With one dollar being 0.63 Pounds, a London team would have to receive a larger salary cap in order to attract free agents. 31 other teams would be pissed off that the London team would have more money to spend.
1) Taxes. This has been mentioned in the thread. Professional athletes have to pay taxes in every state they play in. Don't know how taxes are in London, but not only would they have to pay taxes and convert them into pounds, they would have to oblige by another set of tax guidelines.
2) Bye weeks. Any team going to London for a game would immediately have to have a bye to make up for two overseas flights, which would throw off scheduling. An NFL team in London would have a competitive disadvantage over the road team because the road team would be losing a minimum of 5 hours due to the time difference. That's not taking into consideration the potential toll it could take on an athlete.
3) Not only would you have to relocate players and coaches to London, but you'd also have to relocate Front Office staff (Marketing, Communications, Medical, etc.) and possibly their families to a foreign country for a significant amount of time. The lower level positions (ticket sales, merchandise stores, food vendors, etc.) are easy to fill locally, but higher up position would require a lot more travel than a team in the States.
4) With one dollar being 0.63 Pounds, a London team would have to receive a larger salary cap in order to attract free agents. 31 other teams would be pissed off that the London team would have more money to spend.
They extended the London deal...
...a London team next…
The Union Jacks.
This world league ass shyt
