Packers Push for Overseas Game, Munich vs Lions

It's April 1st. Welcome in. This is NFL News Today, where the league needs AI. I'm

Corey with the story. Green Bay Packers President Ed Policy is all in on taking his team overseas

for a game next season. He is pushing hard for a match up against the Detroit Lions and

Munich Germany, skipping the usual road trip to their place. The Packers have protection

keeping all nine home games in Green Bay through 2026, but a road game abroad is on the table.

Two spots are up for grabs right now, one in Paris against the New Orleans Saints, the other

that Lions clash in Munich. Policy is vocal about its pick, seeing it as a smart move instead

of battling in Detroit Stadium. Germany ranks as one of the Packers top global markets, right

up there with the United Kingdom and Ireland. Playing there means real marketing wins, more

game highlights for fans overseas and that up close vibe with the players that builds loyalty.

Germany even supports the NFL making international games mandatory for every team, tied to talks

on an 18 game regular season. That would likely cut preseason to just two games, with heavy

focus on travel logistics to protect player health. As the league gears up for the next

collective bargaining agreement after 2030, expect more pushes like this to spread the

NFL worldwide and the Packers are leading the charge.