Wilson: Patriots owner supports potential London NFL franchise

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is a staunch proponent of NFL expansion overseas.

Specifically, London.

“I think it should,” Kraft said Friday when asked by reporters if there should be a permanent franchise in London.. “I really believe it’d be the right thing to do sometime in the next decade. There should be a franchise here. We’ve had great suppport here and in Germany, so we look forward and see what happens.”

And Kraft said that he expects more games overseas, especially if the league goes to 17 or 18 games in the regular season.

“I think if we expand our regular playing season and create more games here, go from 16 to 18 games, I think it’s a real possibility,” Kraft said. “Right now, the Tampa Bay team has given up a home game, agreed to do that to come here.

"It is an away game for us, so I’m not sure our fans would appreciate us giving up a regular season game and I know I wouldn’t like to do that. But eventually, I think there’s a chance of that if we expand the schedule.”

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