Hey Rushers, Noah here,

I was thinking: what if there was more than 32 NFL franchises? What divisions would they go in to? What cities, if any, could get a second NFL franchise?  Well, I thought over it, and here are my top 5 cities which could desire an NFL team:

 

Coming in at 5, Salt Lake City, Utah has never had an NFL team in their city. They've just had college football with the University of Utah Utes. Rice Eccles Stadium is too small to support NFL play because it only holds 45,017 people, and it was built in '98, so it's not worth it to build another stadium. And adding on to it would be tricky because of the Rice-Eccles Tower. So, they would have to play at BYU's stadium, LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah, located 43 miles away from Salt Lake City.

 

Number 4, is across the border, but not in Mexico. I'm talking about Toronto, Ontario, which has held Buffalo Bills games over the past couple years.  Toronto also has the Argonauts in the CFL, which finished last in '09 going 3-15. There isn't a stadium other than the Rogers Centre, which holds barely 50,000 people, and would be the smallest stadium in the NFL.

 

At number 3, San Antonio, TX, which I believe is a great spot for the NFL. The AlamoDome supports a max of 72,000 people, and there's no reason why they shouldn't get a franchise. It would be the third southernmost team in the NFL, the only other teams being the Bucs and Dolphins. 

 

One away from one, and the city who deeply desires an NFL franchise is Las Vegas, Nevada.  It's known for it's casinos and gambling, and football is an often gambled sport that could be a hit in Vegas. It's steaming hot weather is a huge factor, and could make some hard hits and plays come, but it would tire the players out easy. Sam Boyd Stadium is extremely small, and I think that it will need some serious upgrading in order to get a team.

 

#1 is highly obvious, and it's Los Angeles, CA!! There's a huge stadium that's historcial, The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, but it's so old. It was the stadium for the 1932 Olympics, and it holds 93,607 people! In 1921 when it broke ground, the cost of the stadium was less than $1m.  It currently hosts The University of Southern California Trojans, with QB Matt Barkley on the rise at age 19.

 

A few notables are Mexico City, with Estadio Azteca, (Azteca Stadium), Oklahoma City, Okla, with Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium, a potential second Chicago franchise to be located in Champaign, Illinois at Memorial Stadium, and a franchise in Vancouver, BC at the newly-renovated BC Place, not tomention Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Miller Park, but they would need to make a new stadium.