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SIAP: Goodell wants 18-game NFL season, Super Bowl on Presidents Day weekend

Posted on 4/29/24 at 6:11 pm
Posted by loogaroo
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Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 4/29/24 at 6:11 pm
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Roger Goodell wants more football and a day off for everybody after the Super Bowl.

The NFL commissioner joined "The Pat McAfee Show" on Friday and shared his ideal league calendar, which would include a 18 regular-season games, two preseason games and the Super Bowl on Presidents Day weekend.

The league last modified its schedule in 2021, moving from 16 regular season and four preseason games to 17 regular season games and three preseason games. As part of the change, the Super Bowl was pushed back from the first weekend of February to the second.

"I think we're good at 17 now," Goodell said. "But, listen, we're looking at how we continue. I'm not a fan of the preseason ...

"The reality is, I'd rather replace a preseason game with a regular-season game any day. That's just picking quality. If we get to 18 and two, that's not an unreasonable thing."

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Goodell said he would welcome the addition of a second bye week if the NFL expanded from 17 to 18 regular season games. That would add an extra week to the overall season calendar and push the Super Bowl to Presidents Day weekend, giving Goodell and the league an opportunity to effectively make the country's biggest sporting event a national holiday.


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"And then you have Monday off," he said.

While Goodell might be enticed by an additional regular season game, the people on the field could feel different. The league would have to collectively bargain such a change with the NFL Players Association and many players voiced their displeasure with the addition of the 17th regular season game after it passed in the last CBA four years ago.

In addition to schedule expansion, Goodell also floated the idea of expanding the NFL's international presence. He said the league could have as many as 16 games played annually overseas within the next 10 years, up from five scheduled for the 2024 season.


https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/roger-goodell-18-game-season/1729211/

Posted by LawnmowerMan
Member since Jan 2024
43 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 6:15 pm to
ehhhh. frick Goodell.
Posted by putt23
Pingree Grove, IL
Member since Oct 2010
4683 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 6:18 pm to
Keep the 17 and put the Super Bowl on Saturday
Posted by NawlinsTiger9
Where the mongooses roam
Member since Jan 2009
34985 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 6:18 pm to
cripple the saints for 3 years in the name of player safety! But more games.

Sure pal, go frick an anthill
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
71490 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 6:20 pm to
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"And then you have Monday off," he said.


I don't work for the government.
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
71558 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 6:21 pm to
I'd rather drop it back down. The product is oversaturated and full of injuries.
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
Member since Sep 2007
94845 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 6:33 pm to
quote:

a day off for everybody after the Super Bowl.



quote:

Presidents Day




Pardon?
Posted by Nitrogen
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Aug 2016
3989 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 6:50 pm to
Idk but I need an even number back, 9-8, or 8-9 doesn’t hit the same as 8-8 or 7-9
This post was edited on 4/29/24 at 6:51 pm
Posted by Boodis Man
Member since Sep 2020
4702 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 6:54 pm to
everyone knows 18 games are inevitable....there's too much money involved. its just a matter of time before we have 20 game regular seasons with no pre-season
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
Member since Aug 2018
15358 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 6:57 pm to
If the NFLPA had a spine they would tell Roger there won’t be 18 games without 2 bye weeks.

Edit: I should have read fully before I commented
Still wouldn’t be crazy about 18 games, already not crazy about 17. At a certain point the NFL regular season just gets kind of boring and injuries stack up.
This post was edited on 4/29/24 at 7:02 pm
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
37604 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 7:06 pm to
quote:

Roger Goodell wants more football and a day off for everybody after the Super Bowl.


So love it to a Saturday you dumb frick.
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
51737 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 7:07 pm to
quote:

Goodell is getting an 18-game NFL season


FIFY
Posted by Roll Tide Ravens
Birmingham, AL
Member since Nov 2015
42979 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 7:29 pm to
Newsflash Roger: most of us aren’t government employees, so we work on President’s Day.
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
82436 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 7:40 pm to
Goodell has been amazing with the exception of covid, being way too woke, and his personal vendettas against the Patriots and Saints
Posted by AUFANATL
Member since Dec 2007
3939 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 7:51 pm to

I think the last 3 Super Bowls have been played on February 12 and 13.

Sooner or later this thing is going to hit Valentine's Day and there's going to be some conflict.

Posted by YNWA
Member since Nov 2015
6728 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 7:59 pm to
Goodell doesn't want it, the owners want to it. He works for the owners
Posted by htran90
BC
Member since Dec 2012
30142 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:16 pm to
1. You better expand the roster for 18 games.
2. Need 2 bye weeks, and evenly spaced not something stupid like week 3 and week 8.
3. International expansion is gonna be ridiculous scheduling.
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30152 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 10:59 pm to
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Goodell also floated the idea of expanding the NFL's international presence. He said the league could have as many as 16 games played annually overseas within the next 10 years


they just love making it worse and worse with idiot decisions like this

you want a europe NFL league then just start it up again, leave our home games alone
Posted by Basura Blanco
Member since Dec 2011
8397 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 11:24 pm to
It was mathematically perfect at 16 games with 32 teams divided into 8, 4 team divisions. The fact they fricked that up the arse chasing money tells you all you need to know about Goodell and the owners.

With all of its issues, the NFL is still the best professional sports league on the planet but the margin is dwindling. It started with the pussification of the game to avoid CTE related lawsuits. And now, left unchecked, the hoarding/pursuit of wealth will eventually ruin it completely.
Posted by Pikes Peak Tiger
Colorado Springs
Member since Jun 2023
4065 posts
Posted on 4/30/24 at 7:20 am to
quote:

SIAP: Goodell wants 18-game NFL season


But does he want to expand the rosters?

Did he talk (lie) about how much he cares about player health and safety?
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