{"id":1167,"date":"2024-07-24T03:05:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T03:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2024-07-24T03:05:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T03:05:56","slug":"nfl-fans-all-had-the-same-demand-after-major-details-emerged-on-a-possible-18-game-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1167","title":{"rendered":"NFL Fans All Had The Same Demand After Major Details Emerged On A Possible 18-Game Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0fans were all saying the same thing following news that the league and NFLPA held talks over the possible expansion of an 18-game schedule down the road.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<div id=\"med_rect_atf\" class=\"pw-tag\" data-pw-desk=\"med_rect_atf\" data-pw-mobi=\"med_rect_atf\" data-google-query-id=\"CK6iz47YvocDFXCuOgUd5sAI3Q\">\n<p>Three years ago, the NFL announced that it was expanding the regular season schedule from 16 to 17 games. NFL fans are now getting excited about the prospect of an 18-game expansion \u2014 on one condition.<\/p>\n<p>NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell told Mark Maske of\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2024\/07\/23\/nfl-18-game-schedule-nflpa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/em>\u00a0on Monday that discussions between the NFL and NFLPA on an 18-game schedule \u201chave not yet progressed to formal negotiations\u201d but have \u201cmoved beyond the hypothetical stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And football fans are fully on board with the possibility of an 18-game season, provided that the players are granted a second bye week:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">nfl 18 game regular season is fine but MUST INCLUDE a second bye week.<br \/>\nMUST MUST MUST. Is the union strong enough to demand it?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve HomerTrue (@espnhomer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnhomer\/status\/1815760279902318604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Are you as fans in favor of this ??? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7pqexltohq\">https:\/\/t.co\/7pqexltohq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Derrick Gunn (@RealDGunn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealDGunn\/status\/1815734041699631609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What the NFL wants, the NFL gets.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jAUxi9JKJR\">https:\/\/t.co\/jAUxi9JKJR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewBrandt\/status\/1815784704685318366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I actually think this will create more potential for safety. No way this passes without a second bye week, right? More opportunity for players to return from an early-season injury. I used to hate the idea of 18 games but it feels like there\u2019s far more upside.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barry (@ThumbsUpBarry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThumbsUpBarry\/status\/1815787563694883057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bump it to 18 all you want, but you must also:<br \/>\n1) Put the Pro Bowl in the regular season. Week 10 or 11, let that be a second bye for much of the league.<br \/>\n2) Bring back two-a-days. Because if not, you will see injuries at rates like never before. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZiP3IcVpF\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZiP3IcVpF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 George J. Khouri (@GJK_III) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GJK_III\/status\/1815794870054994227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Better add a second bye week if you\u2019re going to 18 games. It\u2019s just straight greed atp and has zero care for the health and well being of the players if this goes thru <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MKeHfTiOGw\">https:\/\/t.co\/MKeHfTiOGw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Gugs (@jgugs40) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jgugs40\/status\/1815746278472507405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING:<\/p>\n<p>The NFL and the NFL Players Association have begun serious talks regarding a change to an EIGHTEEN game regular season schedule, per Mark Maske of the Washington Post. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7DV4brZCqn\">pic.twitter.com\/7DV4brZCqn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Frascella (Football) (@NFLFrascella) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLFrascella\/status\/1815734876873675092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NFL NEWS: The NFLPA and NFL have engaged in \u201chigh-level discussions\u201d on implementing an 18-game regular season, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkMaske?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarkMaske<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It could be implemented before the collective bargaining agreement expires in 2030<\/p>\n<p>Would you be in favor of an 18-game NFL season? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OnePride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OnePride<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UrJTGHzzF2\">pic.twitter.com\/UrJTGHzzF2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Booner (@boonersports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/boonersports\/status\/1815733804616569251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Though the current NFL CBA expires in 2030, Lloyd told\u00a0<em>The Washington Post<\/em>\u00a0that the expanded schedule could come before then.<\/p>\n<p>2021 marked the first permanent expansion of the NFL regular season schedule since 1978, when the league jumped from 14 games to 16 games. A year earlier in 2020, the NFL expanded the playoff field from 12 to 14 teams, adding an extra wild card team while awarding only a first-round bye to the top seed in each conference.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bengals<\/a> QB Joe Burrow said on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PardonMyTake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PardonMyTake<\/a> that if the NFL goes to 18 games, there should be two bye weeks. He suggests one of the byes should be around Week 13 for the entire NFL, with Pro Bowl festivities that week, similar to the NBA&#8217;s All-Star weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Burrow believes\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F6nDV1CT1W\">pic.twitter.com\/F6nDV1CT1W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\/status\/1810348793034133834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The league decided to make the \u201c17th game\u201d a non-conference showdown between AFC and NFC teams who aren\u2019t scheduled to play each other for another two years, giving NFL fans the excitement of another contest they otherwise would only get every four years.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the NFC East and AFC South played each other in the 2022 season. So the same-place finisher in each division will play each other in 2024 (e.g.\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>\u00a0vs.\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/houston-texans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Texans<\/a>), since the divisions won\u2019t square off again until 2026.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-18-game-schedule-would-be-a-win-for-nfl-fans\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">18-Game Schedule Would Be A Win For NFL Fans<\/h2>\n<p>The 18-game schedule would be a welcoming development for football fans and owners (more games, more money) in their pockets). Of course, player health and safety is the main concern here.<\/p>\n<p>The league will have to work extensively to make sure that the players are protected from the addition of another season. An additional bye week has to be on the table, and potentially the scrapping of preseason games altogether.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL\u00a0fans were all saying the same thing following news that the league and NFLPA held talks over the possible expansion of an 18-game schedule down the road. 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