possibly 34 teams

[Bengals in Toronto]

Commissioner Roger Goodell said on NBC Sports Network's Costas Live that if the league places a team in Los Angeles, the NFL probably would add two more franchises to make it 34.
Goodell said the league "doesn't want to move any of our teams" and "we probably don't want to go to 33" if the NFL decides on expansion over relocation. An odd number of teams would present scheduling issues. Goodell's statement is good news for fans of the Rams, Jaguars, Vikings, and Chargers, as those are the franchises most linked to a Los Angeles relocation.
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Source: Profootballtalk on NBCSports.com
Feb 3 - 8:46 AM

LA is a definite but does this mean Toronto has a shot or where else would the other team go

[CKWI88]

I'd be more curious what it means for divisional/conference play. 17 teams in a conference? Then what about divisions? Seems very difficult to work with.

[Bengals in Toronto]

I would still be a Bengals fan but I can still dream maybe they should add 8 teams instead

[SurvivorMatt]

What about San Antonio or Orlando in addition to L.A. The Vikings were once rumored to be moving to San Antonio when Red McCombs was the owner of that team.

[Benton]

Texas has two and Florida has three (which may be way too much already considering their population). I think if they do add a couple teams, it's likely to be in markets that are either ginormous or without any other teams nearby. I think LA and a foreign team (Canada or even in the UK) are likely.

I'll be surprised if they add any teams though.

[GreenDragon]

the NFL should just absorb the CFL

[Ron Mexico]

Originally Posted by Bengals in Toronto

LA is a definite but does this mean Toronto has a shot or where else would the other team go

If Toronto get's a franchise, they'd most likely just be stealing the Bills away from Buffalo.

Honestly, knowing Goodell, it would probably be London. Which would be lame....IMO.

[Millz]

So back to the days where the divisions weren't balanced. Yeh, thats fair for those divisions as it also screws up the scheduling year in and year out.

And to think they extended Goodell through 2018 season. By using my superior math skills, I deduce there will be 7 NFL Drafts that he will get booed at.

[BengalYankee]

Originally Posted by GreenDragon

the NFL should just absorb the CFL

They should absorb the CFL, [make them stop playing with their silly rules ] and add ...

LA, San Antonio,Utah,Orlando,Oklahoma City, New Mexico, EL Paso,Colorado City.

[HearUsRoar]

Originally Posted by Johnny Cupcakes

If Toronto get's a franchise, they'd most likely just be stealing the Bills away from Buffalo.

Honestly, knowing Goodell, it would probably be London. Which would be lame....IMO.

What does the man do that isn't lame?

[Bmoreblitz]

Are they going to put one in Cleveland, too?

[eoxyod]

Why would they screw up a system that works perfectly with the schedule and division play?

[HearUsRoar]

Originally Posted by eoxyod

Why would they screw up a system that works perfectly with the schedule and division play?

Post 7. 2nd line. 3rd word.

[XenoMorph]

Originally Posted by Bengals in Toronto

LA is a definite but does this mean Toronto has a shot or where else would the other team go

LA wants 2 teams.

Toronto wants a Team
London wants a team
Mexico city wants a team.

Cleveland wants a team

[XenoMorph]

Originally Posted by BengalYankee

They should absorb the CFL, [make them stop playing with their silly rules ] and add ...

LA, San Antonio,Utah,Orlando,Oklahoma City, New Mexico, EL Paso,Colorado City.

4 florida teams would be a mistake the 3 there now cant even sell out games.

How about a Dakota team. 1 team both states

[BengalYankee]

Originally Posted by BengalsFan024

4 florida teams would be a mistake the 3 there now cant even sell out games.

How about a Dakota team. 1 team both states

Ok.

[SurvivorMatt]

Originally Posted by Bmoreblitz

Are they going to put one in Cleveland, too?

They already have one.

[BengalYankee]

Originally Posted by Go4It

They already have one.

No they don't

[Wisconsincheesehead]

Originally Posted by BengalYankee

They should absorb the CFL, [make them stop playing with their silly rules ] and add ...

LA, San Antonio,Utah,Orlando,Oklahoma City, New Mexico, EL Paso,Colorado City.

Pretty sure a Utah team would be a no go considering attendance to Sunday games would be very slim. I live in Utah and my LDS friends who like football almost never watch a whole game if it's a day game.

[BengalYankee]

Originally Posted by Wisconsincheesehead

Pretty sure a Utah team would be a no go considering attendance to Sunday games would be very slim. I live in Utah and my LDS friends who like football almost never watch a whole game if it's a day game.

I have a dream and in this dream. I dream of a mirrored NFL league with 32 teams and interconference between the two leagues of four games. This mirrored league, lets call them the XFL[I know, I know]. The teams of the XFL would play their games on Saturday with two home games on Sunday against their NFL counterparts.

There will be a Friday night game of the week and a Saturday Night game of the week like the NFL's Sunday night game of the week. Two conferences with either 1 or 2 teams in LA. And of course Utah would be playing their games on Saturday.

Roger Goodell sign me up.

[J24]

San Diego and the rams will be in the LA as soon as possible. No way they can go to 34 the talent level in the NFL is already seriously lacking and thier would be scheduling problems.

[BengalYankee]

Originally Posted by J24

San Diego and the rams will be in the LA as soon as possible. No way they can go to 34 the talent level in the NFL is already seriously lacking and thier would be scheduling problems.

People like you were arguing against the merger of the NFL and AFL when both leagues doubled because of the talent as well as the scheduling problems with CBS and NBC.

[junglester]

Just saw the news and this is at least a year or so away. I can see LA getting an NFL team based on the number of potential fans. As for the other site, it will depend on a city that can support a team. Maybe in the South or Central part of the country.

[J24]

Originally Posted by BengalYankee

People like you were arguing against the merger of the NFL and AFL when both leagues doubled because of the talent as well as the scheduling problems with CBS and NBC.

if you add two more teams you would have two divisions with 5 teams whitch would bring an unfair advantage/or dis advantage to certain teams. The system isnt broken dont fix it.

[BengalYankee]

Originally Posted by J24

if you add two more teams you would have two divisions with 5 teams whitch would bring an unfair advantage/or dis advantage to certain teams. The system isnt broken dont fix it.

The present amount of teams and divisions is not even 10 years old. In fact, the amount of teams and division structure have not been stable in any recent 10 year span. If you think the owners are going to give up on getting nonrefundable bids from cities looking to get into the league as well as an entry fee of joining the league, then I need to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge.