A delegation from Loughborough University in the UK has arrived in the United States for key meetings with both the NFL and the Chicago Bears franchise.
Loughborough has been crowned the best university in the world for sports-related subjects for the eighth year running by the global QS higher education league table.
Pole vault star Molly Caudery won a sensational gold medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow this weekend.
On first inspection, the Canadian city of Dorval has few similarities with Loughborough.