Report: NFL returning to Canada for pre-season game

The NFL is international. Across the pond, Mexico and now, the league is reportedly returning north of the border.

The Winnipeg Free Press reported Friday the Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders will play in Week 3 of the preseason, likely Aug. 23.

The NFL is coming to Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Football Club will host the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers in an NFL Week 3 pre-season game set for the third week of August, per sources. #wfp https://t.co/0lxhi1MrTk

— Jeff Hamilton (@jeffkhamilton) May 24, 2019

The Free Press said the decision to play the game in Winnipeg came about when an attempt to schedule the game in Regina fell through due to timing issues.

Per the report:

Timing doesn’t seem to be an issue for Winnipeg. The Bombers are scheduled to be on the road for a Week 11 matchup with the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday, Aug. 23. There is, however, a Valour FC game, the city’s new soccer team in the Canadian Premier League, scheduled for the Thursday that week.

The Buffalo Bills used to play a regular-season game in Toronto. However, that ended in 2013.