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Monday open thread: Should the NFL change to an 18-game schedule?

Late last week, it was reported that the NFL has pitched changing the schedule in the upcoming years. We will see if this goes beyond the negotiation stage, since the NFLPA also has to agree to the change. What is the change, you ask?

The idea has been percolating for years; finally, the NFL has proposed to the NFLPA the idea of an 18-game season with a 16-games-per-player limit https://t.co/uuACShJr47

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) July 12, 2019

According to a report from Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal, the NFL proposed expanding to 18 games per season.