While NFL leadership could be enthusiastic about the possibility of expanding the regular season, the players apparently do not share the same enthusiasm.
The NFL commissioner Roger Goodell spoke openly about his interest in extending the regular season to 18 games. Talk to a pre-super bowl Press conference on Monday, he noted that more work should be done before making the decision, but expressed the desire to give fans what they want.
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell looks at a press conference in New Orleans on Monday. (AP photo / Matt York)
“We know that fans like football and they want more football. But we have to be incredibly sensitive and intelligent with balance and how we manage this,” said Goodell.
And although the interests of the fans are among the main priorities, the executive director of the NFLPA, Lloyd Howell, argued Tuesday that the interests of the players is certainly the highest – and the players do not seem interested.
“Their team has not raised it, we have certainly not raised it. … No comments apart from an official negotiation is only comments,” said Howll.
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“This is a player’s decision as to what he will agree to do or not. For the moment, when I have spoken to the players in the past two seasons, nobody wants to play an 18th match. No one. .
Howell has continued to assert that health and safety problems, as well as recovery time, represent the greatest obstacle in Expand the regular season more than he has already done.
“No matter what Roger says, you open this CBA (collective agreement) and we are going to enter the areas on the ground, we are going to enter safe, we will enter a lot,” he said.
The executive director of the NFLPA, Lloyd Howell, speaks at the NFLPA press conference before the Super Bowl Lix at the New Orleans Convention Center in New Orleans on Wednesday. (Kirby Lee-Imagn images)
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Income will also be another hot topic. As part of the current ABC, the share of players’ revenues increased from 47% to 48% from 2021. This was 48.5% increased depending on the new league television contracts after The implementation of the 17 -game calendar.
But this figure should change if the regular season develops, said Howll.
“If I ask my workforce to work more, it’s not as simple as I will fall back on the income division that already exists,” he said. “There are so many dimensions that hang the length of the season.”
The NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a press conference in New Orleans on Monday. (AP photo / Matt York)
