NFL planning game next season in Mexico

It would mark the NFL’s first International Series game outside London and the first game in Mexico City since 2005, when a crowd of 103,467 attended a Cardinals-49ers regular-season game at Estadio Azteca.

According to multiple reports including ESPN and John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans are expected to play against the Oakland Raiders.

The NFL has called an global press conference for Friday at 1pm PT at the Super Bowl media center to discuss the league’s worldwide plans. Previously, all those games were played in London.

Progress on a permanent move south for the Raiders – perhaps to San Antonio, perhaps to Las Vegas – appears to be on hold.

Rookie quarterback Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders looks for a receiver under pressure from defensive end J.J. Watt #99 of the Houston Texans late in the second quarter on September 14, 2014 at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California.

The Raiders are still working through stadium issues this season after not being allowed to move to Los Angeles.

A source told CSNCalifornia.com last week that the Raiders are negotiating a short-term lease to play 2016 at O.co Coliseum, though that deal isn’t official yet. This would be the first time that the Texans give away a home date, something that we have regularly seen from the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills over the past decade.