Jerry Jones: "I don't think we're far away" from 18 regular-season games
" I don’t think we’re far away from it," Jones said Friday on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, regarding the addition of an extra game.
Key points
- It's no secret that the NFL wants to expand the regular season from 17 to 18 games.
- Most notably, 18 regular-season games and 16 annual international games.
- As the NFL embarks on the second half of its current 18-week regular-season schedule, it's just a matter of time before the current structure changes.
And having said that, I would anticipate that coming." His comments presume the NFL Players Association will happily agree to 18 regular-season games.
And that likely will continue until the preseason shrinks to zero games — and the regular season expands to 20 games.
Additional details
- It's also fewer chances for the non-starters to get the attention of coaches and General Managers in games that don't count in the standings.
- The league is sufficiently confident about it happening that folks like Cowboys owner Jerry Jones speak of it as a given.
- Already, teams struggle in September to get up to speed, given that most teams (with the exception of those assigned to the Hall of Fame Game) play only three preseason games.
- The union has shown no inclination, however, to engage in talks aimed at extending the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, which runs through the 2030 season.
- (Adding a game for 2027 would be possible only if the dead week between the conference championships is wiped out or if the season starts a week earlier.
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