Yogibear
Footballguy
Now that there's a 17-game schedule in place, I wouldn't be surprised if the next step is for the NFL to further expand and add more teams to the league and have an additional 2 to 4 markets to the league. And I know what everyone's going to say: Where will these markets be at? Well, I've got for locations for where the NFL will expand to and ensure more markets in the NFL:
Birmingham
Memphis
Orlando
St. Louis
Here's why I say these four markets are the next in line to get an NFL expansion franchise. For one thing, 3 of them used to have the old XFL franchises from 2001, and the other one, St. Louis, has an XFL franchise from this year. I know I've said in the past that St. Louis took advantage of two NFL franchises and drove them both out of town, including a Super Bowl champion. But, now that there is officially going to be a 17-game schedule, why not add more expansion teams to the the league and make it 34 or even 36 franchises in the league and have one of them be in St. Louis? Another team in the market that I mentioned is Birmingham. In 2001, that market had an XFL franchise, and prior to that, they used to host the USFL, so why can't Birmingham host an NFL expansion franchise as well? As far as Memphis and Orlando are concerned, at one time, Memphis used to host the Titans before they ended up in Nashville, while Orlando hosts the Pro Bowl. So, I can see the NFL expanding to those markets as well. Does anyone else besides me see the NFL expanding and creating more teams in markets that don't have NFL franchises? I want to hear from people in my hometown of St. Louis, as well as people from Birmingham, Memphis & Orlando as well on this topic!
Birmingham
Memphis
Orlando
St. Louis
Here's why I say these four markets are the next in line to get an NFL expansion franchise. For one thing, 3 of them used to have the old XFL franchises from 2001, and the other one, St. Louis, has an XFL franchise from this year. I know I've said in the past that St. Louis took advantage of two NFL franchises and drove them both out of town, including a Super Bowl champion. But, now that there is officially going to be a 17-game schedule, why not add more expansion teams to the the league and make it 34 or even 36 franchises in the league and have one of them be in St. Louis? Another team in the market that I mentioned is Birmingham. In 2001, that market had an XFL franchise, and prior to that, they used to host the USFL, so why can't Birmingham host an NFL expansion franchise as well? As far as Memphis and Orlando are concerned, at one time, Memphis used to host the Titans before they ended up in Nashville, while Orlando hosts the Pro Bowl. So, I can see the NFL expanding to those markets as well. Does anyone else besides me see the NFL expanding and creating more teams in markets that don't have NFL franchises? I want to hear from people in my hometown of St. Louis, as well as people from Birmingham, Memphis & Orlando as well on this topic!
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