The Pro Bowl, the NFL's annual all-star game, may be heading to South America.

According to multiple reports, the NFL is considering playing the Pro Bowl in Brazil as soon as 2017. Brazil is home to a very large growing NFL fan base that the league feels can help broaden their game. Next year's Pro Bowl will be played in Hawaii, where it usually is held, but the NFL is open to many other locations after next year.

Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer have benefited very much from skilled South American athletes. The National Basketball Association has, as well. The NBA and MLB have played games overseas for quite some time in Latin American territories to reach out to their Latino fan base with very much success.

"Brazil, an area with a growing number of NFL fans, as a possible host is one of the ideas that seems to hold a lot of appeal for additional analysis," NFL spokesman Michael Signora said.

Although the Pro Bowl has been criticized a lot by many fans, it still garners high television ratings. If Brazilian sports fans show a desire to watch and attend the annual Pro Bowl, the NFL could consider having it there ever year.

Crazy idea? Maybe not.

Before the 2014 NFL season began, ESPN reported that Brazil has experienced a huge boom among soccer fans who are now becoming football supporters, as well. For the first time, Nike is even selling NFL jerseys in Brazil. Thus, the money and advertising begins. That same ESPN reported also told us that soccer clubs were even incorporating American style football teams. There are 120 professional American football teams in Brazil.

Former Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets tight end Johnny Mitchell is the head coach of the Coritiba Crocodiles. The Coritiba Crocodiles are based in Parana, Brazil.

Brazil is one of the most (fifth to be exact) populated countries in the world, and they are a sports loving country. Of course, soccer will always dominate the South American nation, but Brazilians are showing notice to the pigskin sport more than ever. The foundation and fan base are in place, as are the economic opportunities for both countries.

The Super Bowl wasn't just the most watched sporting event in the United States in 2013: It was in Brazil as well, among middle aged men. ESPN has learned that Brazilian viewership grew 29 percent last season.

More and more American sports leagues are reaching out to international fans globally. The NFL is by far the most popular sports league in the U.S. today, and it could be heading overseas in the near future.

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