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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Says Expanding the Regular Season to 18 Games Is 'Not a Given'
- Prior to Super Bowl Opening Night, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said an 18-game season is not inevitable and must be discussed with the NFLPA.
- Owners including Robert Kraft have pushed the idea and built momentum by last week, following Goodell's 2024 draft remarks and the 2021 addition of the 17th regular-season game with talks to convert preseason games.
- Safety and scheduling concerns — notably long flights and compact stretches — will shape talks, as Goodell highlighted player safety, roster sizes, the second bye week, and international travel challenges.
- Negotiations will likely center on compensation and roster or bye-week adjustments, with Seattle Seahawks receiver Cooper Kupp saying owners must give players a bigger financial share for an 18th game under the current collective bargaining agreement, which expires in 2030.
- Past experiments with a second bye week and international expansion raise scheduling trade-offs, as Goodell highlighted in his comments.
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West Hawaii TodayNFLPA: Players have ‘no appetite for an 18th regular-season game’
SAN FRANCISCO — The day after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell attempted to temper expectations that the league will eventually expand the regular season to 18 games, leaders of the NFL Players Association issued a strong show of opposition to the idea.
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