Justin Jefferson seems to like the idea of ​​the NFL going to Canada

The Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets are gearing up for a game in London this weekend and despite the British city being an expansion site for the NFL, Vikings star Justin Jefferson was asked about another international option for the league.

Jefferson was asked what he thought about the idea of ​​expanding the NFL into Canada, and he thought the idea was really too big.

“I definitely see the NFL expanding into Canada,” Jefferson said, according to Sportsnet. “I feel like Canada is the easiest place to expand. Of course the NBA has a Canadian team. So I mean, I think that will hopefully happen in the near future.”

It’s certainly not outside the realm of possibility. Of the four major North American leagues, the NFL is the only one not to have a club based in Canada.

Clearly, there’s one city that’s probably the best place to start if the NFL wants to make a trip to the Great White North.

Justin Jefferson talked about why he could see the NFL expanding into Canada in the future. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

“Toronto wouldn’t be a bad place to start,” Jefferson said. “But I mean Canada is so big and has so many different cities. I feel like they can pick one and it will disappear.”

Agree; Medicine hat, Alberta it is!

Of course Toronto would be the starting point, and man, I think a Toronto-Buffalo rivalry would be something different.

While I understand that many of the Bills Mafia’s lovable crazies may not be allowed into Canada…

It would be interesting to see the league try this. You get the feeling that if it was a good move financially for the league, they would have done it by now.

I think it could work out, but it would be interesting to see an NFL team co-exist with a CFL team.

Jefferson also talked about why the league should take the game to other countries.

“Extending our game to all other countries and exposing the game we play,” he said. “We are the only country that really plays the sport the way we do. So expanding it and gaining fans in other countries is a very good thing.”