The NFL wants to go global, and the 49ers could be the next team to do so.
Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports NFL owners are expected to discuss possibly playing a regular-season game in China next season, with the 49ers as a host team. They would lose a home game on their schedule and play in either Beijing or Shanghai.
The tentative plan reportedly is to play the game at the beginning of the 2020 season, similar to how the A's and Mariners opened this MLB season in Tokyo.
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One major concern is poor air quality. An indoor practice bubble both teams could use reportedly has been discussed to help alleviate this concern.
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“As a football guy, you’re usually pretty protective. Like, ‘Hey, let’s make sure this is good for our team,'” 49ers general manager John Lynch said to Barrows on Monday. “I think one thing we feel comfortable with is that (CEO) Jed (York) and (team president) Al (Guido) always keep that in mind, so we’re not going to do anything that’s going to put us at a disadvantage.
"But if we can grow the game and also have a cool experience we’ll make it work.”