Steelers Rumored For Game In Ireland In 2013
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) -- According to a report by the BBC, the NFL has a desire to expand a regular season game into Ireland and the Steelers could be involved.
The league has played a regular season game at London's Wembley Stadium since 2005 and it will continue that tradition this season. With the success of playing games in London, the NFL reportedly wants to extend a second regular season game into another European city, perhaps Dublin.
Dublin's Croke Park seats over 80,000 fans and with the connection of Steelers owner Dan Rooney as the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, the Steelers playing in this game makes sense.
"I think it'd be terrific," Rooney said to the BBC in regards to an NFL game coming to Dublin.
"We came over before back in 1997 and played a pre-season game.
"But now, with the regular season games in London at Wembley proving so successful, and tickets selling out almost as soon as they're put on sale, I would think it would be good to play a game here, at Croke Park, as the interest in the sport is so strong."
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