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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has a fairly radical proposal for an expanded NFL schedule. Burrow told the “Pardon My Take” podcast recently that he would want the NFL to radically alter its schedule if the league adds an 18th …
Speculation continues about the NFL eventually pursuing an 18-game schedule, though they are likely to face a battle with players to make it happen. One veteran made that very clear this week. Commissioner Roger Goodell said earlier this year that he …
Plenty of current NFL players aren’t really eager to play a 17-game regular season. Brett Favre clearly does not share that point of view. Favre told SiriusXM NFL Radio on Wednesday that he would have loved to play an extra regular season game …
The NFL schedule will expand to 17 games in 2021, but it sounds like further expansion of the league calendar is only a matter of time. NBC’s Peter King wrote in Monday’s “Football Morning in America” that most observers …
With two seasons remaining on the current labor deal between the NFL and the NFL Players Association, there is some urgency to get a new pact done, and a key step in that process is reportedly happening Thursday. According to Ian Rapoport and Tom …
The prospect of a 17-game regular season schedule appears to be an unpopular one among NFL Pro Bowlers. ESPN reporters Michael DiRocco and Jenna Laine informally polled Pro Bowlers in Orlando during the week and found few who were even open to the …
The NFL is increasingly likely to get its wish of a 17-game regular season amid ongoing labor talks, according to a report. Mark Maske of the Washington Post reported Wednesday that talks between owners and the NFLPA are progressing well, and there …
It is no secret that NFL owners would like to add more regular season games to the schedule when the current collective bargaining agreement between the league and players expires, but the idea of an 18-game schedule is being tabled for now. Owners …
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank is the latest person to speak out against a four-game preseason in the NFL. Blank told ESPN Falcons reporter Vaughn McClure that he does not see a need for a four-game preseason. He feels many others in the NFL …
The NFL would probably be open to the idea of extending the regular season from 16 games to 18 games, but players would need a lot of convincing and a lot more money in their next collective bargaining agreement to even consider it. Richard Sherman …
Violence among fans at a football a football game is an unfortunate but common practice. It is unlikely that you could attend an NFL game without witnessing at least a verbal altercation — especially if the game is between rival teams. On …
As the NFL players and owners continue to meet to try and agree on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, they have several items to negotiate. One of those points was the owners’ supposed desire to implement an 18-game regular season. Most …
As the NFL and the NFL Players Union work toward avoiding a lockout in 2011, it seems like the list of issues is endless. One of the most highly debated topics has been whether or not to add two games to the regular season schedule. The league is …
Not too good, according to Ray Lewis and Tom Brady. The possibility of expanding the NFL season to 18 games, and the various possible methods of achieving that aim, has been on the NFL radar for quite some time now. Today, the NFL took the issue one …
