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... According to Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy, the chances of the Packers playing the Jaguars in London next season might not be as good as many think.

“I talked to Shad, and he expressed to me that he would be very reluctant to move a Packers game away from Jacksonville,” Murphy said Monday, after meeting with reporters to discuss the club’s financial picture.

Murphy said his conversation with Kahn was awhile ago, and it’s possible the league will make it worth the Jaguars’ while to move the game against the Packers.

The Packers are unwilling to give up one of their own home games to play overseas, but he said opposing teams are also reluctant to move a game against the Packers because of the way the green-and-gold faithful travel. Green Bay has yet to play a game in London since the league began exporting at least one game a year.

“We would love to play an away game [in London]. We’ve made the league aware of that,” Murphy said. “The challenge is that our fans travel so well to away games in the United States that teams are very reluctant to give up home games against the Packers.”

Originally Posted by GBFanForLife:

This is a big hit to Jacksonville's Economy and to the Jaguars. They would have sold out at least 2 home games. You know they would have forced people to buy tickets to at least one other home game to get the Packers game tickets.

 Took you that long to figure it out Mark?

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Originally Posted by cuqui:

       

http://www.espnwisconsin.com/c...49&post_id=53761

... According to Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy, the chances of the Packers playing the Jaguars in London next season might not be as good as many think.

“I talked to Shad, and he expressed to me that he would be very reluctant to move a Packers game away from Jacksonville,” Murphy said Monday, after meeting with reporters to discuss the club’s financial picture.

Murphy said his conversation with Kahn was awhile ago, and it’s possible the league will make it worth the Jaguars’ while to move the game against the Packers.

The Packers are unwilling to give up one of their own home games to play overseas, but he said opposing teams are also reluctant to move a game against the Packers because of the way the green-and-gold faithful travel. Green Bay has yet to play a game in London since the league began exporting at least one game a year.

“We would love to play an away game [in London]. We’ve made the league aware of that,” Murphy said. “The challenge is that our fans travel so well to away games in the United States that teams are very reluctant to give up home games against the Packers.”


       


Ooh, the full article combines Packers and Tottenham news. Outside my wife...and Kiel.s wife, the two loves of my life.

Aaron will have to wait, I guess.

@TomSilverstein: Per Florida Times-Union, #Packers will not be playing #Jaguars in London next year. Jags want the big crowd. http://t.co/0a9Bk91wtQ

 

... Jaguars president Mark Lamping said Thursday the team will be hosting Green Bay in Jacksonville next season.

The Packers were considered a strong contender to be the Jaguars’ opponent in London, the final game of the current four-year deal, but Lamping says the Jaguars want their hometown fans to be able to enjoy that matchup.

“We get the Packers here in Jacksonville so infrequently,” Lamping said. “They have such a national following. We have a lot of people here in Jacksonville that are Jaguars fans but also fans of the traditional NFL teams. So, we look forward to that game being played here in Jacksonville.”...

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jags will probably combo the Packers home game with either a preseason game or another unattractive match-up so you have to buy two game tickets to see one Packer game

 

Now that's revenue sharing taken to the next level. Panthers, vikes and Cardinals are also candidates to pull the same crap on their anemic fan bases.

 

Another London possibility popping up, meets criteria of not stealing a Packer home game. You gotta know Goodell would give his left nut to have the Packers and Aaron Rodgers play in London.

@MikeJonesWaPo: Source: Redskins among teams in talks/consideration to play in London next year but not 100% that they will indeed go. Still negotiating.

 

@bmcnally14: Re: London negotiations: #Redskins home games next year are the NFC East teams. PIT, CLE, GB, MINN and an NFC South team to be determined

Originally Posted by The Ref fka Blair Kiel:

He's a good kid.

 

I fell for him watching him one Friday night helping UCF kick Teddy Bridewater's ass vs. Louisville.

 

He got abused just short of David Carr Syndrome last year.

 

Shad Kahn is a good man. He's committed to Jax (Spending millions buying some adjacent Shipyards to build an entertainment district.) Spent some coin upgrading facilities. Gus Bradley is a good man and I think he's going to be a winner.

 

There's your Jag report, jags.

 

And hey, we have a swimming pool bitches!

What?  No Donovin Darius update?

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