N.F.L. Pulls the Plug on Its League in Europe

[Psycho4Bud]

National Football League officials bet in the early 1990s that the world â?? or at least North America and Europe â?? would embrace a brand of football that was of lesser quality than the one the leagueâ??s 32 teams play in the United States.

But N.F.L. Europa, born 16 years ago as the World League of American Football, lost money, ran through television partners, narrowed its trans-Atlantic focus largely to Germany and finally was shuttered yesterday. The N.F.L.â??s strategy will shift to playing some of its own regular-season games overseas.

â??If we can present two or three games a year, and fans are engaged in that experience, we will grow exponentially overseas,â?� Mark Waller, the senior vice president of NFL International, said by telephone from Frankfurt.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/30/sp...all/30nfl.html

This bums me out! It was like a quick fix during the NFL's off season. Goodbye to my Amsterdam Admirals.

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on 07-03-2007. N.F.L. Pulls the Plug on Its League in Europe National Football League officials bet in the early 1990s that the world â?? or at least North America and Europe â?? would embrace a brand of football that was of lesser quality than the one the leagueâ??s 32 teams play in the United States. But N.F.L. Europa, born 16 years ago as the World League of American Football, lost money, ran through television partners, narrowed its trans-Atlantic focus largely to Germany and finally was shuttered yesterday. The N.F.L.â??s strategy will shift to Rating: 5

[D.Boone]

hey there is always the arena league

[Canuckofithaca]

damn thats a shame, i used to go to Amsterdam Admirals games with my dad back in the day

[Zimzum]

Bummer.. Whenever I could catch a europen game in the states I would watch. I think quite alot of American players, mostly 2nd string or lower would go play there in the off season. Pats backup QB Davey I know was a starter in the EU.

P4B, you got another link or a password for that link? yes im being lazy

[Canuckofithaca]

i saw Vinateri before he was really big