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The NFL signed a 10-year deal with the Premier
League club in 2015 to host two matches a season at Spurs' new
stadium, due to be ready for the 2018-19 campaign, which
features a retractable grass field with an artificial surface
underneath.
"We continue to be very excited by the growth of the NFL in the
UK," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.
"... A key feature of our success is playing in iconic,
world-renowned venues like Wembley and Twickenham, and we look
forward to playing in what will be another incredible setting
for NFL football at Tottenham's new stadium."
NFL executive vice-president Mark Waller said that only one game
will be held at the under-construction stadium this year but an
extra contest will be hosted in a future season to make up the
deficit.
"This is a milestone year for the club as we look ahead to the
opening of our new stadium and all that it will bring to the
area of Tottenham," Spurs chairman Daniel Levy said.
"The announcement of the first game of the NFL's 2018 London
Games to take place at our new home heralds the commencement of
our 10-year partnership...
"The NFL will bring a whole new audience to the local area,
showcase Tottenham and bring further economic and social
benefits with truly global coverage and attraction."
Wembley, where Spurs are playing until the new stadium is
completed, will host two more NFL games on Oct. 21 and 28, with
the Philadelphia Eagles due to face the Jacksonville Jaguars and
the Tennessee Titans taking on the Los Angeles Chargers.
The NFL have yet to finalize which match-ups will take place on
the pencilled-in dates.
(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru)
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