The 17-game NFL schedule is still relatively new, but the league has already thought of adding another game. In 2024, talks of a new 18-game NFL schedule came to light , although questions remained of where the added game would come from.

Prior to the Super Bowl, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke about talks on an 18-game schedule : “We haven’t had any formal discussion on an extension,” Goodell said. “We know that fans love football and want more football, but we have to be incredibly sensitive and smart about it.”

Now, with Week 1 of the 2025 season right around the corner, the discussions on adding an extra game got an update from David White, the interim executive director of the NFL Players Association.

“The league has the right to bring any issue they want to the table an

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