Steelers open to international game

Steelers open to international game

Published: May 22, 2015
By F. Dale Lolley



Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin points from the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

The Steelers are interested in playing another regular season game abroad, with team president Art Rooney pointing at Mexico as a possible destination.

Rooney told the team’s web site Friday he’d welcome the opportunity for the Steelers to play another international game after the success – at least off the field – of the team’s trip to London two years ago.
“We would love to play another game in Mexico at some point,” said Rooney, referring to a preseason game the Steelers played in Mexico City in 2000 against Indianapolis.

“That part of taking NFL football to another country is something in which we have a keen interest. The Steelers are interested in the other international games as well, and so there’s a lot of activity going on.
There’s a lot of interest in NFL football around the world, and we’re just trying to keep developing that.”
The Steelers traveled to London in 2013 to play Minnesota at Wembley Stadium, losing 34-27. But the team had a good experience with the game, which drew 83,518.

Pittsburgh has a long history of playing international games, starting with a 1960 exhibition against the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.

In recent years, the team has played preseason games in Montreal, Barcelona, Dublin, Tokyo and Toronto.

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I'd love a game in Dublin. I imagine it would be played at Croke Park which is an amazing facility- I went on a guided tour of it last summer.

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Steelers interested in playing internationally again

Steelers president Art Rooney II said he is interested in having the Steelers play a regular-season game in Mexico or Germany in the near future, Mark Kaboly of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.



The Steelers would welcome an opportunity to play outside the United States again, Rooney told the team's website Friday.

The Steelers played the Indianapolis Colts in a preseason game in Mexico City in 2000 and have established a strong fan base there. Last week, the Steelers staged a camp in Mexico that Maurkice Pouncey, Kelvin Beachum and other current players attended.

“We would love to play another game in Mexico at some point, and so that part of taking NFL football to another country is something in which we have a keen interest,” Rooney said. “The Steelers are interested in the other international games as well, and so there's a lot of activity going on. There's a lot of interest in NFL football around the world, and we're just trying to keep developing that.”

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Crap looks like the Steelers could be moving to Mexico.

for cheaper labor.