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Former Super Bowl punter Ben Graham talks about NFL expansion and the sport becoming "more mainstream" internationally. Video via AAP

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00:00The growth of the NFL, from my perspective, first played in 2005 to where it's come today,
00:06through the work of Charlotte Offord, Visit Victoria, the state government,
00:10it's amazing to be here September 11 to host this game.
00:16I wish I was still playing and had the ability to play an NFL game at the MCG,
00:21but it's truly unbelievable.
00:23And when you look at the kids, and we talked about the fandom and the kids,
00:26it's flag football, great sport for kids, boys and girls, to play is now an Olympic sport.
00:32This will give it an injection, but it's already in the mainstream.
00:35We're seeing nine games this year played on the international shores,
00:39seven countries, four continents.
00:42The kids are talking about it.
00:45Fantasy football, it's a global product.
00:49I'm just so proud to be part of the expansion into the international,
00:56particularly here in Melbourne at the MCG,
00:58but it'll become more mainstream, particularly TV, radio.
01:02It's going to be the most.
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