……preseason + reg season = 20. I can almost guarantee that the number will drop by a commensurate number of preseason games.
Why? The preseason take goes entirely to owners. The players get a cut of reg season games in contracts and NFLPA.
Owners like the meaningless preseason games to make their hay(it is why the exist).
It is still not wise due to injury risk IMO, but that is the premise that the owners and players have been dancing around for years.
Agree it’s too long,but the magic number has always been 20 behind the scenes in negotiating……
Replies to: "Agree it’s too long,but the magic number has always been 20 behind the scenes in negotiating……"
- I learned today that the NFL season is now 17 games. Roman Gladiators were treated better. - conorlarkin - 9:01pm 9/2/21
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- Were Roman Gladiators paid millions of dollars? [NT]
- ELP - 8:37am 9/3/21
- They were paid by their freedom, which no amount of $$ can match. [NT] - conorlarkin - 8:40am 9/3/21
- Agree it’s too long,but the magic number has always been 20 behind the scenes in negotiating…… - BaronVonZemo - 8:10am 9/3/21
- At least it’s not the 38 games of a Premier League Football schedule. Talk about barbaric! [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 6:12am 9/3/21
- All pro sports play too many games, but the NFL cripples at a much higher rate. [NT] - Curly1918 - 8:07am 9/3/21
- EPL is real football. Not a controlled prison riot. - conorlarkin - 8:01am 9/3/21
- Clearly the schedule is far too demanding when the players collapse without anyone touching them... [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 8:34am 9/3/21
- Diving aside, a soccer player's schedule is far more demanding than any other sport. - Rooney - 9:23am 9/3/21
- Clearly the schedule is far too demanding when the players collapse without anyone touching them... [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 8:34am 9/3/21
- I am pretty surprised but shouldn't be, $$$$$ [NT]
- Frankx - 9:26pm 9/2/21
- No doubt money is the driver. - conorlarkin - 9:46pm 9/2/21
- They need to up the rosters by 15 players. [NT]
- jimbasil - 9:24pm 9/2/21
- Re: They need to up the rosters by 15 players. - JarHead4ND - 12:56am 9/3/21
- Agree [NT] - jimbasil - 1:10am 9/3/21
- Re: They need to up the rosters by 15 players. - JarHead4ND - 12:56am 9/3/21
- Were Roman Gladiators paid millions of dollars? [NT]
- ELP - 8:37am 9/3/21