Aaron Rodgers Calls Out NFL Owners Over International Games: ‘They’re a Little Tight on Money’

MAYA VIDON-WHITE/UPI/Newscom/The Mega Agency; YouTube/Jeff SkverskyAaron Rodgers has been speaking without a filter again, calling out NFL owners for how international games are scheduled following the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ historic game against the New Orleans Saints in Paris on Sunday, October 25.“I’ve enjoyed being part of the expansion of the league, and thankful for these four international games I’ve played,” the quarterback, 42, told reporters after his team won the first-ever NFL regular-season game in the French capital during a post-game press conference posted on YouTube.However, he revealed that during two previous collective bargaining negotiations, bigger plans for international games had been proposed.“There was talk about doing a week, an international week, where you had games in 16 different places and you just added an extra bye week, so you’d play 16 regular seasons, you’d have two bye weeks, one of those weeks would have been an international week,” Rodgers explained.The Super Bowl champion, who has also played in Dublin and London, suggested that games could take place in Canada, Mexico, Brazil and other South American countries, as well as throughout Europe and even in Dubai.“I think it would have been phenomenal for the game, [but] now the owners want to push for 17 games for the extra revenue and because they care so much about player safety,” he noted sarcastically of the 2020 decision to expand the season by an extra game.MAYA VIDON-WHITE/UPI/Newscom/The Mega AgencyHis criticism of owners didn’t end there. International games, he continued, are “great for the game and expansion of the game and I wish there was a mandate, though, from the league — and they would have to open up their pocketbooks too, which you know, maybe they’re a little tight on money and stuff — but I think they should mandate every team coming over Sunday or Monday to really enjoy the culture and the place you’re going.”“You could do events in those cities and outreach stuff and community work but they won’t because they’re a little tight,” he added.Per CBS News, the Steelers arrived in Paris on Friday morning, while the Saints arrived earlier in the week.“I’ve played in three countries now, and each of them we’ve left on Thursday, early evening,” said Rodgers, per the outlet. “Would’ve been nice one time to come over on a Monday.”The Saints also happen to have a bye week following their trip overseas. The Steelers, who won the game 16-10, are due to face the Cleveland Browns at home in Pittsburgh on Sunday, November 1.Read More From First for SportsFootball Club President Backtracks After Female Photographer Calls Out Ban on Revealing OutfitsJoe Burrow Silences Fans Who Called Him ‘Washed’ and ‘Overrated’ as Bengals Shut Down RavensAtlanta Falcons Quietly Change Controversial Logo After Fans Compare Design to Nazi SymbolThis story Aaron Rodgers Calls Out NFL Owners Over International Games: ‘They’re a Little Tight on Money’ first appeared on First for Sports. Follow First for Sports on Yahoo so you don’t miss what’s coming next.