Paul Tagliabue Quotes on Countries (6 Quotes)

Teams are not franchised as free agents to run around the country and play wherever they want to play,

When all was said and done, we reached a consensus. The consensus first was that the priority in this city, in this part of the state, in this part of the country, in this region, had to continue to be recovery and rebuilding from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

I do think that with only one game a year we need to be very realistic how frequently the game is going to be back in cities that have already had it. The point is, we can play Super Bowls all over America, but unless you are naive as to how the weather is in this country, it does still get cold in the winter. We have to be realistic. We're not going to play the game all over the country. We will concentrate on northern cities with domes and there will continue to be a heavy array of games in the southern climates.

Mexico is the country with the most fans outside the United States, ... Our fans in Mexico are knowledgeable and passionate, and they are ready for the next step.

Unless you're a little nave as to how the weather is in this country, it still gets cold in the winter, so we're not going to play the game all over the country.

Mexico is the country with the most NFL fans outside of the United States,