Is it possible Shad told his international business associates something different than he told the Podunk fans here?
This article indicates he did exactly that.

The NFL sure seems to be making plans for "some" team to move to London. I wonder which one? A team with a long, rich NFL history? Of course not.
Do you think they'll just wait for the next team with "stadium issues" and stick them in London? Of course not.

Maybe they will stealthily and incrementally make it happen with a certain small-market team who plays 1 or 2 games in London every year, is actively building a fanbase there, has opened a permanent office in London, and who has a certain owner trying to buy a certain historic London stadium, etc.

The NFL director of international affairs has suggested the London team would have an American HQ somewhere in the southeast USA.
Hmmm...I'm starting to narrow it down. Panthers? No, they are one of the 6 teams that has never played there. I'll figure it out eventually.

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