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the year? I think four of us at the table are amongst them. And you as well. Sherri. We love the game and we are so excited that the game is going to New Horizons tonight. With no further ado, we want to welcome the Commissioner of the League, Roger Goodell. Live from Brazil. Roger, how are we doing this morning? Hey, guys. It's so good to have you. How are you so great. Great. You look great. We're so fired up for tonight. But before we talk about tonight, what a spectacular opening game last night. We're fresh off it. We had a whole 15 minutes to talk about it, to break it down. Where did you watch it? What was your reaction to an amazing NFL kickoff last evening? Well, we had a little watch party here in Brazil. So I watched the first half there, and then I went upstairs and I watched it on my laptop and I couldn't put it away. I kept saying I got to get up early, but I it was a fantastic finish. It was incredible toenail the way our league is. We went around the show to start the show, Roger and all established what our shoe sizes were because everyone's talking about Isaiah. Likely shoe size if it was one size smaller, the AFC might have a different home field advantage in a few months. But listen, you were in Brazil. We're so excited that you're there. It is the first Friday night game during opening weekend in more than 50 years, and the first ever in South America. Roger, with the whole globe to look at what led us as a league to South America and specifically Brazil. Well, I think the fan base, you know, we want to go where the fans are and where we think the game will really catapult that kind of momentum. And I think that's what will happen here. You know, the fans here are just going crazy. I think we're getting people who aren't really fans who are interested in saying what's going on and, you know, the fans here are so passionate about the game and I think having a chance to have it in their stadium will be in the Corinthians Stadium. It's a it's a very high profile, famous stadium. And I think it's going to be a much different atmosphere that you get with an NFL game than you do with with soccer. So I think the reaction is going to be extraordinary and really help us continue our efforts to make this game global. You know, for the millions of fans who are going to be watching this game tonight on Peacock, we've seen it move from Europe to South America. Now, are there plans maybe perhaps to take it on another continent, especially with the explosion of African players, you know, in the NFL, are there any thoughts of maybe playing it in on the continent of Africa? Absolutely. You know, we're doing more and more in Africa on the development of players. Ozzie has done a fantastic job with that. But we're also we feel like this game is destined to be global. We expect to be in Asia soon. We expect to be in Australia soon. We're going to we're going to make sure that our game is available around the globe. And I think the ownership have been great on that. You know, they passed a resolution where every team is obligated to play. We're going to have eight games a year, minimum. And if we do get to an 18 and two game season, we likely will see even more international games. And I hope someday we'll be playing 16. Oh, it's incredible. And we love hearing that. You know how much we love football, Roger. You know how much also at this table we like to talk about sometimes off the wall things we were talking about you this morning. We're thinking you got about a ten hour flight to Brazil. We're dying to know. Roger. Yeah well, pretty much watch where this is going. We want to know, what does Roger Goodell do on a ten hour flight? Are you just knocking out books? Are you in movies? What do you do? You know, it's funny because we had more Philadelphia Eagles fans on our flight than I can tell you. It was it was incredible. They were all over the place as soon as the flight attendant finished with their usual speech about safety, it was fly Eagles fly and all over the plane and everyone just was. And it was an overnight flight. So I was wondering how long this was going to go. But they were wonderful. It was really great to see that kind of passion, but I usually try to catch up on reading when I'm on a long flight like that. I would like to catch up on a little sleep, and I had a little luck with that on the way down. So good for you. Well, it was fun. Roger I got to give you your flowers here. As you just mentioned, you are a man of the people. You do take the commercial flights to these international ones. And I know this because you and I were on the same flight from Munich back to New York City two years ago. And you guys know what this man did. First of all, you walked down the aisle and you're like, wow, that is my boss's boss's boss's boss. And am I supposed to be asleep? He's not sleeping. I got to stay awake. He stands with me at baggage claim and waits for me. Stop You know, I did sleep almost the entire time. This man waits for me at baggage claim. And would you not know it? My bag was the last one to come around the bend. And Roger. Yes, it was, and he's like. And you're good. I'm going to go home. What a gentleman. That's it. Thank you. That's a cool story right there. That's a cool story. Yeah. But I got to tell you, just to make it clear, though, Jamie did not have any problem falling asleep. I promise you that, I don't think I don't think my presence changed that at all. So you were great. That's valid. That's valid. Well, hey. So, you know, I want to talk to you about flag football. You know, we've been talking a lot about flag football on this show. And the fact that it's going to be a part of the Olympic program in LA 28. How important is flag football's growth of the game around the world? I think it's really important. One, I love the fact that it can allow women to participate in our sport and play our sport, and that's where the real growth is coming so dramatically. Is it's now a chance for them. They can get in there and mix it up. And we've seen some great athletes on a global basis that love this gam. I think it's just creating more and more interest. If you play the game, obviously you're more likely to be a fan. And so I think this is going to bring generations of new fans. I think the Olympics is going to capture even more fans in that period of time, because, you know, that's where global sports are played and now flag football is there. So I think it's really important for us to give people a chance to play. And I'm also a big fan of kids participating in sports. I think the more kids that do that, the better off they are. No doubt we're all parents of young kids and there is an explosion of flag football everywhere across our country. And of course it's international as well. Last night was the first time we saw in a regular season game the dynamic kickoff rules played out. It's the latest example of how our sport continues to evolve. What gets you excited when people ask you about the future of the NFL and the future of the way the game is played, as the dynamic kickoff is just one piece to what are so many new additions to the NFL season this year? Well, you know, I think the game itself, as you know, Peter, it gets so much attention all the way through the season. We're making notes. We go with the competition committee with coaches. And we really work hard every year to look at rules that we think can make the game more exciting or are going to make the game safer. And sometimes both. I think the dynamic kickoff is one of those. We wanted to bring the kickoff back. I think this play will have an impact. It's already, I think the average start line is probably going to be much closer to the 30 yard line. I think we will see longer kickoff returns, but everyone's getting used to it and it's what it's going to take. An adjustment. So we're not making any judgments about this after one game or after preseason. We're going to let it play out over the season and see how it works. But I do think it will have an impact on the game, and I think we'll have to figure out next phases of that. How do we bring the onside kick back into it? There are a lot of things that come out of this that I think we want to make sure every aspect of our game is fun and exciting, leads to greater competition, and is safer for our game, no doubt. And for our players no doubt. We're we're in the media world here. We're at this table. We do it every morning. Brady and Belichick joining the ranks of the media. Any reactions, any early thoughts of those two faces now as media darlings? You know, I talked to Tom last week. I talked to Bill a few weeks ago, I think they're going to add a different perspective to the game. I mean, they're so excited about sharing what they were seeing when they were playing or they were coaching. And I think for fans to be able to get that perspective is going to be a joy for them, they're both hard workers. As you know. We can't get Bill out of the NFL films facility. He's down there. He's he's looking at tape. He's there all day long. But I think that is a great for our fans to be able to see what Bill is seeing through his eyes. And that will be great. And Tom, you know, when Tom comes up to the line, the things he's looking at, you don't hear about and I think you're going to hear about it from Tom Brady. So we're excited about it. I think it's a great development. It really is. Brady calling Browns Cowboys this weekend. Roger. We are starting our ninth season as Good Morning football representing this league. And we just want to thank you so much. We're so excited to be at this breakfast table talking football every single morning even if we're a little crazy sometimes. So thank you Roger. We appreciate you. Well I, I look forward to it every morning. I'm sorry the time converting out to LA took longer than it did, but we're glad you're back on. And every morning that's where I go. So thank you. Us too. Thanks Roger.