As a native of Hawaii, Monster.com’s Director of Fandemonium Onyx Herrera had to fly across two ponds for the NFL’s game in Wembley Stadium. As he reports, the trip was well worth it.

Patriots DE Ty Warren was carted to the locker room during the fourth quarter of the International Series game against the Buccaneers with an ankle injury. He’s questionable to return.

Patriots RB Sammy Morris is out of the International Series game against the Buccaneers because of a knee injury, so Laurence Maroney is expected to start.

The Patriots activated veteran OL Mark LeVoir from the physically unable to perform list and rookie WR Brandon Tate from the non-football injury list, providing depth at key positions entering the International Series game against the Buccaneers.

It’s been rainy day in London, and as result both the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers decided not to hold their scheduled walk-thrus on the field at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

Pro Bowl return man Clifton Smith will accompany the Buccaneers on their trip to London to face the Patriots, but his playing status remains uncertain because of the effects of a punishing blow he absorbed to the throat and head last weekend, according to his agent, Jason Dillard.

LONDON — With only four days remaining until the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers face each other at Wembley Stadium, it is easy to tell the game is near. The NFL offices at the Landmark Hotel are busy from early in the morning until late at night. Bucs cheerleaders are roaming the hallways, and league executives and assorted team owners have arrived for the Global Sports Summit, which takes place on Friday.

LONDON — After nearly nine months of preparation, the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are only seven days away from playing in the NFL’s third annual game at Wembley Stadium. Preparations have been well under way for months.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated his outlook for the NFL in London on Tuesday, calling it “realistic” to believe a team could be overseas within 10 years. Multiple games in London could start as early as next season.

Any Bills fan concerned that his team could be moving from Buffalo to Toronto should quit worrying. As adept as Toronto’s Rogers Centre is to host a single NFL regular-season game a year, it is ill-equipped to permanently house an NFL team

Having just completed one trip to London, the NFL already has made plans for another. The NFL’s International Series of regular-season games will return to the United Kingdom in 2009 when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the New England Patriots, the NFL announced today.

Great Britain may not be known for its fantastic food, but did the Chargers travel more than 5000 miles to eat at McDonald’s and TGIFridays? Yes, reports Kevin Acee of the San Diego Tribune.

Football is America’s most popular sport, but does anyone care across the pond? Well, yes, writes Nick Szczepanik of The Times of London. Last year’s Giants-Dolphins matchup was a success and the International Series was extended into 2010. But the British organizers want the annual game to build long-term interest in the game of football, not just provide a spectacle for Londoners.

The Saints play the Chargers at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, but they’ve been there before — in 1990.

Will a Chargers-Saints matchup be a better gauge for fan interest in England?

While last year’s International Series game featured the Dolphins and Giants — two teams from larger markets and with strong fan followings in England — this year’s game features two teams from smaller markets and less of a following overseas.