PALM BEACH, Fla. — Ahead of the NFL’s schedule release, the Broncos’ top decision makers all voiced their support for the team’s potential to play an international game in 2022.
“There’s some games in London this year,” President/CEO Joe Ellis said Monday. “I’d love to see us. We play the Jaguars [on the road]. We’ll see if that becomes a possibility. I don’t know right now for sure. But I’ve expressed interest on behalf of the team. Coach [Nathaniel] Hackett is bullish on it, George [Paton] is bullish on it, Russell Wilson is bullish on it. We’re lobbying as hard as we can.”
The Jaguars were previously announced as a home team for a London game, and the Broncos are slated to travel to play Jacksonville this season. Denver last played an international game in 2010, when the Broncos traveled to London.
“It’s good for the organization,” Ellis said. “It’s good for branding purposes, but it’s also good for the team. It brings the team together. I think the period of time where they kind…