As the NFL and NFL Players Association continue to negotiate terms of a new collective bargaining agreement, both sides are going to have to make compromises and trade-offs to reach a deal.
One trade-off the players will have to consider is having their bodies play in one extra game per season in exchange for the NFL meeting some of their demands in the new CBA. ESPN reported earlier this week that the NFLPA plans to vote on the possibility of a 17-game season (via Seahawks Wire).
If the NFLPA approves adding an extra game to the regular season, the new schedule likely wouldn’t begin until 2021, when the new CBA would begin. Broncos coach Vic Fangio has opposed a 17-game season, suggesting instead that the NFL consider adding an extra bye week.
“I just think 16 is more than enough,” Fangio said in December. “You can see some of these teams, us included to a degree, the injuries start to pile up. If they want an extra week of TV, give everybody two byes during the season.”
Fangio can share his input, but he won’t have a say in the decision. It’s up to the owners and players to decide if the season will expand.
