If you scrunch your eyes up just as an offensive line sets for a play, the outlines of the players look like chess pieces being moved around the board by some invisible hand. Some run in the straight lines followed by a rook,

The NFL is adding Ireland to its international slate in 2025, as the league continues to try to expand internationally.

The NFL will play its first ever regular season game in Dublin in 2025 as the league continues its push into international markets.

The Steelers will play a game in Dublin next season as the NFL’s global expansion heads to Ireland. Read more on Boston.com.

The Los Angeles Chargers are heading abroad this year, set to host an NFL game in Brazil during the 2025 season. The matchup is expected to take place at the Neo Química Arena in São Paulo, the same venue that hosted the league's inaugural Brazil game in 2024.

The Los Angeles Rams will make NFL history in 2026 when they host the first regular-season game ever in Australia. The league announced Wednesday that the Rams will be the designated team for a game in Australia in 2026, making them the home team for that historic contest.

The NFL will play a game in Australia for the first time in 2026, the league announced Wednesday. The Los Angeles Rams will be the home team. Their opponent and the kickoff time will be revealed later.

The NFL is looking to expand the regular season to meet fans' demands for more football, but the players' union doesn't appear to share that same enthusiasm.

Last year, Howell said this about the possibility of expanding to an 18-game regular season: "It sounds attractive. Who doesn’t want to see more football, myself included?" On Wednesday, Howell made it clear that plenty don't want to see more football.

He went as far to call the move the next “logical step” and said the 17-game regular season schedule has not increased the number of injuries across the league. On Wednesday, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell Jr.