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Raiders QB Carr: ‘I think that more players will understand that this is where the game is going’

A WEEK away from home, in another country, in any job can be hard.

While it is easier when you are surrounded by people going through the same thing, resistance will always be there and the NFL’s London “experiment” is still a hard sell to its franchises — even if your team walks away with the all-important win.

On Sunday the Oakland Raiders “welcomed” the Chicago Bears to the first-ever NFL game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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