Wednesday's NFL: Players' union boss says 'no one' wants to play 18th game
The league announced Wednesday that it will play a game in 2026 in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue that holds about 100,000 spectators. The Los Angeles Rams will be the home team for that game, part of a multi-year commitment to play in Melbourne.
NFL players union leaders against adding 18th game
The majority of NFL players are against playing an 18-game regular-season schedule, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell told reporters Wednesday in New Orleans.
NFL Players’ union stands against 18-game season, declares expansion a no-go for athletes
The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) strongly opposes the idea of an 18-game regular season, citing concerns about player health and recovery time. NFL
NFL-Players union pushes back on 18th game expansion idea
NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell slammed the door on the idea of adding an 18th game to the NFL regular season on Wednesday, saying that "no one" among the players had any interest in expanding the schedule.
NFLPA leaders see 18th game as a non-starter despite NFL’s ongoing desire for expansion
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 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. And this week, commissioner Roger Goodell said an 18th game is a “possibility” and he understands fans want more football.
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