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Olympic Stadium is 'very interested' in hosting NFL games

"We're always open for opportunities to host sporting events," said Alain Larochelle, Olympic Park's vice-president of business development.

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After the National Football League said it plans to hold regular season games in Canada and other international locations starting in 2022, Montreal’s Olympic Stadium has left the door open to hosting some of those games.

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The Olympic Park’s vice-president of business development, Alain Larochelle, said in a statement to the Canadian Press that “We’re always open for opportunities to host sporting events.”

The stadium was the former home of the Montreal Alouettes before they moved to Percival Molson Stadium downtown, and has hosted early-season Major League Soccer and CONCACAF Champions League games.

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“We would be very interested in hosting an NFL game and we are eager to show the numerous planned investments and the many possibilities of the Montreal Olympic Stadium to the promoters around the globe,” Larochelle said, according to the Canadian Press.

So far, the only NFL team to have played play regular-season games in Canada is the Buffalo Bills, which held one game a season at Toronto’s Rogers Centre from 2008 to 2013.

The Olympic Stadium has hosted two NFL preseason games — the New York Jets vs. Cleveland Browns on Aug. 18, 1988, and Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots on Aug. 9, 1990. Earlier exhibition games were held at Molson Stadium in 1961 and Jarry Park in 1969, and the Montreal Alouettes have hosted two NFL teams for interleague play.

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