On Wednesday, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. rejected NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's claims that safety data doesn't discourage expanding the regular season. Goodell said moving to 18 regular season games and two preseason games might be in the cards.

NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell pushed back on it Wednesday even though NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has openly talked about it as if it's inevitable. The two sides haven't had formal discussions about expanding the season,

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says there’s “a lot of work to be done” before the NFL possibly expands its season to 18 regular-season games.