NFL teams will play an additional 17th regular season game in the next campaign, the first change to the schedule in 44 years
NFL teams will play an additional 17th regular season game in the next campaign, the first change to the schedule in 44 years
1 April 2021
In a quid pro quo, owners approved the reduction of the number of pre-season games from four to three.
The changes had been expected since the NFL and Players Association approved the latest collective bargaining agreement in March 2020.
Commissioner Roger Goodell has described the move as a "monumental moment".
However, there's not universal approval - New Orleans Saints running-back Alvin Kamara tweeted the new format was "dumb as hell".
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