The NFL kicks off the first of this season's international games on Sunday at Wembley Stadium in London before the series shifts for the first time to Frankfurt for two games starting Nov. 5.
NFL Europe, which began in 1991 with 10 teams, shuttered in 2007 and was replaced by regular season NFL games starting with a contest at Wembley in October 2007.
"It may have been back at the very first game at Wembley, but now this is a really educated fanbase."
About 82% of tickets sold for two London games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next month went to fans in the United Kingdom, the NFL said.
"There's a pathway to 150 foreign born players in the NFL in the not so distant future," he said.
Persons:
Stephen Lew, Peter O'Reilly, we've, O'Reilly, expats, Australia's Jordan Mailata, Rory Carroll, Pritha Sarkar
Organizations:
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New Orleans , Louisiana, USA, Spain, France, Brazil, Australia, London, Frankfurt, U.S, Europe, NFL Europe, Mexico, Germany, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, North America, Los Angeles