Las Vegas<\/a> round, the duo spoke with Goodell, who has been the commissioner of the NFL since 2006, on how he can assist to improve and grow the NRL around the world.<\/p>\nGoodell, who hails from New York, reportedly banked a jaw-dropping $97million during the 2023 NFL season. As the commissioner of one of the biggest sporting franchises in the world, Goodell oversees the footballing operations of the NFL, and has agreed to collaborate with the NRL on how the league can improve its season-opening matches in the US.<\/p>\n
According to Rothfield, Goodell is keen to help rugby league chiefs gain greater exposure in the US, and in return, the NRL is will head up their end of the bargain by promoting the NFL\u2019s first regular season game in Australia.<\/p>\n
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ARLC Chair Peter V’landys (right) and NRL CEO Andrew Abdo (left) have met with the commissioner of the NFL\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Roger Goodell (pictured) has worked as the commissioner of the NFL since 2006 and has been in talks with the NRL chiefs over a new partnership in the past week, according to reports<\/p>\n
In February, the NFL announced that the league would be hosting its first-ever match Down Under, with the game set to take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2026. The Los Angeles Rams are one of the teams who has been announced to play in that game. But their opponents are yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n
\u2018Expanding to Australia underlines our ambitions to become a global sport and accelerate international growth,\u2019 Goodell said.<\/p>\n
And V\u2019landys revealed the nature of the talks he has held with Goodell, revealing both leagues are going to collaborate with each other to further their interests.<\/p>\n
\u2018We spoke about a lot,\u2019 the ARLC boss said, with Rothfield reporting that their meeting with Goodell went on for over an hour.<\/p>\n
\u2018We basically made a decision to support each other in what we\u2019re trying to achieve in both countries.<\/p>\n
\u2018We\u2019ll back what they\u2019re doing in Australia and they\u2019ll back us in Las Vegas from a promotional sense.<\/p>\n
\u2018It is a really important relationship that we\u2019ve been able to establish.\u2019<\/p>\n
And according to The Courier Mail, NRL chiefs also discussed how the NFL distributes its broadcast rights with some of the world\u2019s largest television entities.<\/p>\n
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Goodell has agreed to help the NRL bosses grow the game further afield, if they help promote the NFL’s first-ever game Down Under<\/p>\n
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The NRL has enjoyed success in the US and around the world following the launch of it’s annual opening-day fixture in Las Vegas\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018We had an hour (chatting) with him. He even invited us back for the Super Bowl,\u2019 V\u2019landys said.<\/p>\n
\u2018He doesn\u2019t know rugby league well but is aware of what we\u2019re trying to achieve in Vegas each year.\u2019<\/p>\n
However, footy supremo V\u2019landys has raised some concerns over the league\u2019s next television deal.<\/p>\n
Their agreement with Nine will extend until the end of the 2027 season, but there are concerns that bosses could sell broadcasting rights to streaming services like DAZN, Netflix and Amazon – all of whom are keen to claim a slice of the pie.<\/p>\n
Mail Sport reported back in March that the league wants to split the rights up in order to create a bidding war between free-to-air TV stations and subscription services.<\/p>\n
Right now, only Nine and Fox Sports have the rights to air matches.<\/p>\n
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