Cowboys make NFL scheduling demand: Jerry Jones says team only willing to host international games in one city

The NFL has been holding international games since 2007, and in that time, the Dallas Cowboys have only been scheduled for one game, which came in 2014 when they played the Jaguars in London. 

In that 31-17 win, the Cowboys were the visiting team, which means that after 16 years of international games, Dallas still hasn’t had to “host” a game. There’s a reason for that: Jerry Jones doesn’t want to lose a home game and all the profit that comes with that. 

“I’m very reluctant to move a home game from here to there,” Jones said Wednesday of playing internationally, via the team’s official website. “We have a lot of fans. It fits for a lot of clubs, it doesn’t fit for the Cowboys as much. We got the highest attendance in the NFL, of course. When we don’t have a game here, it makes a big difference.”

The problem for the Cowboys is that they’re likely not going to have a choice anymore when it comes to “hosting” an international game. During the NFL’s annual winter meeting Wednesday, the league’s 32 owners voted to expand the international schedule. 

For the past two years, there have been a total of five international games, but that number will be jumping up to nine in 2025. (There will be eight games plus a Jaguars’ London game.) The addition of four extra games is going to have a major impact on the Cowboys, because they will now HAVE to “host” an international game whether they like it or not. 

If the Cowboys are going to be forced to “host” an international game, Jones said he’s only open to one location. 

“When we aren’t playing here, I want to be in Mexico City. Period.” Jones said. “Mexico City is good and close. If I’m going international, I want to play in Mexico City. Mainly because of our fans and our following and the affinity that we get here back home in the United States.”

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Author : John Breech

Publish date : 2023-12-14 18:04:04

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