NFL Owners Push 18-Game Season, Players Wary

0:00On March 29th, NFL owners keep pushing for an 18-game regular season, and Colt's principal owner, Carly Urse Gordon, is right there leading the charge. She says it can mean more cash for players and a sharper product on the field, but only if the league tweaks the off-season setup to key bodies. Healthy. Preseason gains are turning into a tough sell these days, with teams barely letting starters play to dodge injuries. Swapping one of those for a full regular season matchup would pump up fan interest and ticket sales across the board. Players in the NFL Players Association have pushed back hard over health risks, and any change needs their buy-in through a new collective bargaining agreement. Gidele admitted back in February, it's nowhere near ready, so no quick moves at this week's owners meeting. That 17-game setup already messes with home and road balance, making budgets tricky to nail down year to year. Urse Gordon wants smarter off-season rams and training tweaks to cut injury spikes from the extra wear.

1:00Talks like Lee's keep bubbling up as the league hunts ways to evolve without breaking the players down.