More pro football? Sounds great, but why the heck Europe?

By JOHN McCALLUM

Editor

According to an Associated Press wire story last Thursday, the National Football League is engaged in preliminary talks about possibly, maybe, potentially, you never know, it could happen, adding a 17th regular season game – but playing it overseas.

This game would most likely be played in Europe or England. It wouldn't happen every weekend or at 16 different venues, but would be kind of a “mini-season ticket” where four games would be played one weekend at say, England's Wembley Stadium, and then another weekend in one of those marvelous soccer palaces in Germany built...