Dolphins quarterback suggests Israel as next location for NFL international series game

There have been no regular-season games in the Middle East or Asia.

By Shiryn Ghermezian, The Algemeiner

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said he thinks it would be “pretty cool” to compete in an NFL International Series game in Israel’s capital, Jerusalem.

The Dolphins secured a 16-13 victory in overtime against the Washington Commanders in Madrid, Spain, in Sunday’s Week 11 matchup, which was the final international game of the season.

At a postgame news conference closing out the NFL’s 2025 International Series, Tagovailoa, 27, was asked where would like to play a league game internationally.

The athlete first mentioned his home state of Hawaii, where his close family still lives. “Shoot, it would be pretty cool to go play in Jerusalem, I don’t know,” he added. “That would be sick.”

Tagovailoa has already played three international games throughout his NFL career with the Dolphins – in London, England, in 2021 against the Jacksonville Jaguars and in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2023 against the Kansas City Chiefs. Miami lost both games.

Sunday night’s game at the Santiago Bernabeu marked the seventh international game of the 2025 NFL regular season, which included previous games in Brazil, Ireland, Germany, Mexico, and the UK.

There have been no regular-season games in the Middle East or Asia.

Games are already scheduled to take place in Mexico, Brazil, and the United Kingdom in 2026 as part of next season’s international series.

The Los Angeles Rams are also scheduled to participate in the first ever NFL game in Australia.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that after the game in Australia, the league will look to Asia for a potential game.

“I think our next step after Australia would be probably moving into Asia,” Goodell said in September.

“That’s a continent we’d like to be playing in. We are serious about being a global sport. We would like to get to 16 games, so everyone is playing one game a year internationally.”