NFLPA says "nobody wants" 18 games, but the league clearly doesn't agree
The National Football League has never been bigger and it's very likely that the league is going to grow even more in future seasons when they inevitably expand the regular season to 18 games. Change is always tough,
NFLPA on schedule expansion: ‘No one wants to play an 18th game’
“No one wants to play an 18th game. No one. Seventeen games is already, for many of the guys, too long. Seventeen games is also so lengthy that you’re still dealing with injuries going into the next season. So, there are a variety of issues that hang off of the length of the season before any formal negotiations.””
NFLPA makes stance clear: 'No one wants to play 18 games'
If Roger Goodell intends to push to expand the NFL's regular season to 18 games, he's going to have to go through the NFL Players Association to do so, and it's going to be an uphill fight.
NFLPA boss Lloyd Howell: ‘No one wants to play an 18th game’ in regular season
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An 18-game NFL regular season isn’t a slam dunk. 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.
NFLPA doesn't want 18-game regular season
NEW ORLEANS — NFL players don’t want the league to add an 18th game to the regular-season schedule. “When I have talked to players over the last two seasons, no one wants to play an 18th game — no one,” NFLPA president Lloyd Howell said Wednesday. “Seventeen is already, for many of the guys, too long.”
NFLPA leaders see 18th game as a non-starter despite NFL’s ongoing desire for expansion
NEW ORLEANS — Leaders of the NFL Players Association made it clear Wednesday that adding an 18th game to the NFL’s regular season is still a non-starter for the majority of the roughly 2,000 players on NFL rosters.
NFLPA on schedule: 'No one wants to play an 18th game'
NFLPA executive director LLoyd Howell Jr. pushed back against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's recent statement that safety data favors expanding the regular season.
NFLPA bluntly addresses potential schedule expansion: ‘No one wants to play an 18th game’
Just a little over three years after the NFL instituted a 17-game regular season schedule, there’s been plenty of talk about adding an 18th game in the future.
NFLPA boss pushes back on Roger Goodell: 'No one wants to play an 18th game'
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,
NFLPA: 'No One' Wants to Play 18 Regular Season Games amid Schedule Expansion Talks
The NFL and its owners seem to favor an eventual move to an 18-game season. The players, on the other hand, don't appear to be interested in such a
NFL players uninterested in expanding regular season to 18 games, NFLPA exec says
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