NFL fans and players are reacting strongly to Commissioner Roger Goodell’s proposal to expand the regular season to 18 games, citing concerns over player safety and increased injury risks.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated the possibility that the NFL could expand its regular season to 18 games at some point in the future. Appearing

After expanding the NFL season to 17 games in 2021, Roger Goodell expressed the possibility of an 18-game regular season coming soon.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recently sat down to do an interview on Bloomberg TV for "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations."

It's been pretty well known around the NFL world that the league is likely moving towards an 18-game regular season schedule sooner than later. Trimming the preseason by one game and going to a 17-game schedule seemed like nothing more than a placeholder.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell believes that the league is destined to expand the regular season once again, from 17 games to 18, calling the move the next "logical step." The league expanded from 16 regular season games to 17 regular season games in March 2021,

Ever since the NFL went to a 17-game regular season schedule in 2021, it’s been obvious that the odd-numbered calendar

When the 2024 season ends, it will mark the fourth complete year since the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell introduced the 17-game regular season, compared to the 16-game regular season, which had been in effect since 1978.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws from the pocket in the first quarter of the NFL Week 18 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images