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NFL bullish on Mexico despite move of Rams game

MEXICO CITY - For years the NFL has looked at Mexico as more than just a neighbor. It's also been a growth opportunity, a place where, the league says, one in six people already consider themselves fans of the game.

So when the NFL decided this week to pick up its ball and go home, relocating Monday's Rams-Kansas City Chiefs game from Mexico City to the Coliseum because of an unplayable field at the iconic Estadio Azteca, the league was quick to promise the decision wouldn't alter its long-term

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