NFL owners to vote on adding two more international games

May 18, 2026

The NFL is scheduled to hold a record nine international games this season, with owners set to consider further expansion. They will vote this week in Orlando on adding two additional matchups for 2027, potentially reaching 11 games abroad. The move would test the limits of the current collective bargaining agreement.

League owners are gathering in Orlando for their annual Spring Meeting. A key item on the agenda is a proposal to increase the number of international contests starting next year. Under the existing CBA, the NFL can schedule up to 10 games outside the United States each season, excluding the Jaguars' annual Wembley Stadium matchup that allows for one extra contest.

What people are saying

Recent discussions on X center on NFL owners voting this week to expand international games from eight to ten per season starting in 2027, potentially reaching eleven with the Jaguars' London game. Journalists and fans speculate on new venues like Dublin while noting the vote's timing in Orlando. Some users voice skepticism about over-expansion prioritizing profits over the product.

In @theMMQB Takeaways, which posted overnight: NFL owners will vote this week to award Super Bowl LXIV to Nashville and to push the total of international games to 10, from 8, in 2027.

(It’ll be 11 counting Jacksonville’s deal with Wembley.)https://t.co/fh3FfFL2nr

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) May 18, 2026

NFL owners will vote tomorrow on whether to increase the international slate from 8 to 10 games per year, first reported by @AlbertBreer.

With the Jaguars game in Wembley as an extra game on top of this, there could be as many as eleven games abroad in 2027 - Could Dublin return…

— Michael McQuaid (@McQuaidNFL) May 18, 2026

NFL owners are expected to vote on adding two more international games for 2027 https://t.co/meiCYxpJeZ

— Mike Vanriel (@MikeVanriel2) May 18, 2026

NFL owners could vote at their quarterly meeting Tuesday in Orlando on increasing the maximum number of league-run international games per season from eight to 10 beginning in the 2027 season. That maximum number does not include the Jaguars-run game in London. pic.twitter.com/j7r6Y1012m

— MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) May 18, 2026

The show was for the international community. The NFL is on a path of international expansion - hence the intnl games and now this. The potentially negative consequences are minimal - virtually no NFL fans will stop consuming NFL over this. So they (owners) do not care

— Sparafucile (@sparafucile_) February 9, 2026

Sources

• https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-scheduling-policy-international-games/
• https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/aaron-rodgers-steelers-return-2026-nfl-schedule-breakdown/
• https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-owners-vote-nashville-2030-super-bowl/