is on record saying he wants to play in London before he retires. Rodgers spoke of that
possibility when discussing his “bucket list” a few years ago
Davon House Jersey White , but the Green and Gold have yet to make a trip overseas.That could all change in 2019. On Wednesday, the NFL announced the home
teams for the five International Series games next season, which will consist of
four games in London and one in Mexico City. One of those host teams is on the
Packers’ schedule already as a road game: the Los Angeles Chargers.The NFL would
be wise to take this opportunity to send that Packers-Chargers game to London.
Packers team president Mark Murphy has said in the past that the team is
unwilling to give up a home game to play across the Atlantic Ocean, citing the
financial impact to the community if it were to lose a game. That is also one of
the reasons why the Packers have not played a road game in London, either —
because their fans travel well, their road opponents also have requested to keep
their games against Green Bay in their true home stadiums to boost tourism
revenue.Of course, that should not be a major concern for the Chargers,
particularly now that they are playing in the Los Angeles area. The StubHub
Center in Carson has a listed capacity of just 27,000, and the Chargers are
still scheduled to play in that stadium through the 2019 season. When factoring
that in
Kyler Fackrell Jersey White , making the decision to move that game to London seems like a slam dunk.However, after the league’s announcement, Rob
Demovsky of ESPN threw a wet blanket on this idea. Demovsky reported that a
source said the Packers “aren’t expected” to be the Chargers’ opponent in that
international game. This is hardly official, and the league could still send the
Packers overseas, but the fact that such a report came out so quickly after the
home teams were announced is discouraging.Unfortunately, that Chargers game will
be Green Bay’s only opportunity next season to play an International Series
game. The five teams scheduled to “host” the five games next year are the
Buccaneers, Chargers, Jaguars, Raiders, and Rams. 14 of the Packers’ 16
opponents for next season are already set
http://www.packerslockerroom.com/authentic-justin-vogel-jersey , and they could play as many as two of these other four teams, but both of those
games will be at home. The Packers have a game against the Raiders locked in on
the schedule, but that game will be at Lambeau Field, since the last game
between the two franchises was in Oakland. Green Bay could also end up with a
game against the Buccaneers on the schedule, if the two teams finish in the same
positions in their divisions, but that game would be in Green Bay as well. The
Packers’ opponents in 2019 are as follows:Home games: Bears, Lions, Vikings;
Eagles, Washington, Broncos
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Packers cannot play the Rams, because they have clinched the NFC West and Green
Bay was guaranteed not to finish in first place in the NFC North after last
week’s games. Sports betting has come full circle for Paul Hornung.Hornung, the
Hall of Fame Packers running back who was suspended from the NFL for the entire
1963 season for gambling, has lived long enough to see sports betting
celebrated. Today in Indiana
http://www.packerslockerroom.com/authentic-jk-scott-jersey , which has just legalized sports betting, Hornung is placing the ceremonial first
bet at a new sports book.Commissioner Pete Rozelle initially suspended Hornung
indefinitely in 1963, and as part of his deal to get back to the NFL, he agreed
not only not to be involved with anyone betting on football, but also to stop
traveling to Las Vegas and not attend the Kentucky Derby, which he had always
done since his childhood in Louisville.Now the NFL is getting ready to put a
team in Las Vegas, gambling has become an accepted part of football fandom, and
Hornung can place a bet legally in a state where until this month it had been
illegal.
