The NFL said it could have sold over 3 million tickets for the first regular-season game ever in Germany between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, proving again that Tom Brady can attract a crowd.
The Buccaneers quarterback is certainly not the only reason for the massive interest, but even the NFL admits there is an added buzz with the seven-time Super Bowl winner expected to be on the field Munich's Allianz Arena.
"Perhaps the understatement of the year it adds to the excitement and buzz around this game that he'll be on the field," Peter O’Reilly, NFL executive vice president of club business and league events, conceeded during a conference call on Wednesday. "He is clearly a worldwide superstar who not only the many rabid fans in Germany are aware of but the casual fan.