Thread: Why doesn't Canada have a NFL team?
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Old 12-05-2005, 09:40 PM  
BRISK
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Originally Posted by Hey You . . . I Know You!
The real reason is that the league is literally the "National Football League." They are not the "International Football League." Canada is not part of our nation and is therefore not eligible to join.
Don't the Toronto Blue Jays play in the American League in MLB?

And the National Hockey League has both Canadian and American teams, no?
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