The NFL's BIGGEST FINANCIAL FAILURE EVER... (The Fall of NFL Europe)

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With Spring League football back and up and running relatively successfully with the UFL, I have had fun looking back at old spring leagues or start-up leagues that tried to compete with the NFL. NFL Europe was such an interesting experiment that I feel had it been done right or done today with streaming, it could have been way more successful than it really was back in the 90s and 2000s. A once-promising league in Europe that looked like it could turn into world domination by the NFL instead turned into a money pit. This is the story of NFL Europe. This is the Story of the NFL’s biggest financial misstep of all time.
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@EmbracetheGrind

Could NFL Europe surive today with streaming? Why or why not?

@Blizzysnaps

They should bring it back. Creates more opportunities, and make American football globally popular

@XDrang93

The closest we have to NFL Europe nowadays is the European League of Football. Some of the ELF teams use the same names and colors as their NFL Europe counterparts.

@atw-me1xy

I used to love watching NFLE when I was an insatiably football hungry middle schooler, especially the Galaxy. Was so sad when it shut down.

@DioChicken

NFL Europe helped plant the seeds for the ELF but the NFL will probably need to be active in Europe again to help grow the game even more

@nickmeara5323

1998 Kurt Warner played for the Amsterdam Admirals. The St. Louis Rams were big on sending QB to NFL-Europe. Jamie Martin also would play there. I remember watching the last regular season game, The Rhein Fire loose to Frankfurt in order for the three teams to end with a 7-3 tie. With that win Frankfurt had the tie breakers over Amsterdam and the Fire won the World Bowl '98 34-10. The 1998 NFL season Warner was behind Tony Banks & Steve Bono. Warner was an exposed Ram for the Browns expansion Draft in '99.

@grahamgunn1309

My uncle played for the Barcelona Dragons just before he signed with the patriots in 2000. He said he loved playing in Europe but he also said the league collapsing wasn’t much of a surprise.

@benellison6232

There is a European football league. Some of the teams fron NFL Europe are in it! They are the European League of Football (ELF)

@rngfootball759

The great Adam Vinatieri played in what was then the World League of American Football. Scottish Claymores, Amsterdam Admirals, London Monarchs for example. Eventually that became mostly German cities during the final days.

@RedneckOgre9000

Here in Alabama I was a fan of the Birmingham Fire. Birmingham has been a part of so many of these secondary football leagues.

@lxfenix

The mid-2000's era Arena Football League was awesome. They had a good tv deal, lots of teams and tons of talent. It's a shame how quickly it fell apart.

@228allday 21 күн бұрын

I remember i meet an offensive lineman that played in Germay in the Europe league. This had to be 2006 or 2007 right whenever it was coming to an end he told me that he was working out and trying to make an NFL roster he got married to a captain in the Air Force while he was overseas That's how he was able to get on base and work out

@justinress2782

I think it’s time for the NFL to invest in the ELF.

@nickmeara5323

Stan Gelbaugh (Maryland) was the MVP of the first Season. A 6th round draft pick in 1986 that was on the Buffalo Bills taxi squad for years. Was selling copiers by 1990, and after the WLAF season was able to make some starts for the Phoenix Cardinals due to injuries.

@MikeJr9284 21 күн бұрын

Growing up, I used to play as the NFL Europe teams in Madden.

@StevenWatters

NFL Europe (IFL) kinda all of a sudden reminds me of EuroNASCAR except EuroNASCAR didn't go out of business cause, of how big NASCAR is getting each day.