The cellphone temperature read 98 degrees as Dallas Cowboys fans stood in line, which stretched from the Ford Center to the street. Jerseys, sequin shirts and the unforgiving Texas heat did not deter fans at all. When the doors opened, fans wanted a glimpse of the hottest ticket in town: the Dallas Cowboys.

The audience mostly reacted with shock and laughs, but the NFL has had an increasingly aggressive push to expand football globally.

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Hurts has reached the playoffs in each of his first four seasons as the Eagles’ full-time starter. He has been to two of the last three Super Bowls and played mostly brilliantly in both, including winning it all seven months ago, earning the game’s MVP while bringing home Philadelphia’s second Lombardi Trophy.

The star quarterback who called games for NBC and CBS from 1995-2016, will work three Big Ten college football games on Peacock this season, NBC Sports announced Tuesday.

NFL fans have sent a "warning" to Europe about the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl could one day be played overseas. While the NFL remains a solely American sport - at least in terms of where the teams are based - the league has made a growing effort to invest internationally.

One anonymous league insider (executive, coach or scout) told a recent pollster that the New York Giants will reach the Super Bowl this season.