A new report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter has word that the National Football League is ready to add a seventh playoff team to each conference in an effort to apparently increase postseason revenue and add further excitement in the playoff picture.
At this point, the first and second seed in each conference is given a first-round bye as the next four seeds play each other. In this instance, the top seed in each conference would be the only team rewarded with an extra rest week while the rest would have to fight through what is now the Wild Card round.