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I had to double check to see if this was a story from the Onion, but Sports Business Daily is a very legitimate site.
Sources: 49ers To Play Rams In Regular-Season Game In China
NFL VP of Communications back pedaled a bit, stating that “we have not announced the Rams’ opponent in the event we play a game there. We have said we are exploring playing a game there but nothing is definitive.”
Any China game would be subject to league approval at an NFL owners meeting in October.
It appears to me that the approval for the Rams to move to Los Angeles came with some strings attached: i.e., that the Rams host a regular season game in the Far East.
Sources: 49ers To Play Rams In Regular-Season Game In China
NFL VP of Communications back pedaled a bit, stating that “we have not announced the Rams’ opponent in the event we play a game there. We have said we are exploring playing a game there but nothing is definitive.”
Any China game would be subject to league approval at an NFL owners meeting in October.
It appears to me that the approval for the Rams to move to Los Angeles came with some strings attached: i.e., that the Rams host a regular season game in the Far East.
The 49ers will play the Rams in a regular-season game in China in '18, according to sources. It will most likely serve as the Rams' home opener, although no date has been determined, sources said. In March, reports surfaced that the NFL wants to expand its international presence to China and that the Rams were one team selected to play there. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell later confirmed multiple teams had shown interest in playing in China.